find work
faɪnd wɜrk
found work
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Definition of find work - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
employmentget employed or secure a job position
  • He was relieved to finally find work in his field.
2.
job searchsearch for a job or employment opportunity
  • Many graduates struggle to find work after college.
hunt search seek
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Expressions with find

find outv.
learn something new by asking or investigating
I will find out who called earlier.
find faultv.
criticize someone or something too much, often without good reason
He always finds fault with my work.
find bearingsv.
understand one's situation or position in a new context
She took a moment to find bearings in her new job.
find oneselfv.
discover oneself in a particular place
He found himself in a strange city.
find one's footingv.
become physically steady or balanced after moving
She slipped but quickly found her footing.
find one's matchv.
meet a romantic partner who is well-suited
After years of dating, she found her match in him.

Expressions with work

work onv.
exert effort to achieve a task or goal
They are working on the new project.
work aroundv.
arrange schedule or activities to accommodate something
She worked around her meetings to fit in a doctor's appointment.
work awayv.
continue working on something without stopping
She would work away at her painting for hours.
work inv.
find time or space for amid other things
I will work in a meeting at 3 PM.
diving into workn.
starting work with energy and focus
After the meeting, she made a diving into work.
get off workv.
finish the workday and leave the workplace
I usually get off work at 5 PM.
hang out after workv.
spend time relaxing with others after work
We often hang out after work at the local cafe.
line of workn.
kind of job or work someone does to earn money
She changed her line of work last year.
out of workadj.
not having a job or employment
He has been out of work for months.
put to workv.
assign a job or task to someone
The manager put the new employee to work immediately.

Terms related to find work

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
careerjoblivelihoodoccupationpositionprofessionrolevocationexplorefindinvestigatelocate

Terms with find work included in their meaning

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go job huntingv.
look for work
search for work or try to find a job
detectionn.
crime investigation
work of investigating a crime to find the perpetrator
employment agencyn.
job placement
company helping people find work and employers find workers
migrantn.
movement
person who moves to find work
job seekingn.
work search
ongoing activity of trying to find paid work or new employment
job seekingadj.
employment search
related to efforts or activities done to find paid work
mass unemploymentn.
business
situation where very large numbers of people cannot find paying work
unemployableadj.
personal circumstances
unable to find work because of personal circumstances

Examples of find work in a sentence

  • Many people move to the city to find work opportunities.
  • He moved to the city to find work.
  • She attended a workshop to learn how to find work.

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  1. French:trouver du travail, chercher un emploi, ...
  2. German:Arbeit finden, einen Job finden, ...
  3. Italian:trovare lavoro, cercare lavoro, ...
  4. Spanish:encontrar, encontrar trabajo, ...
  5. Portuguese:encontrar trabalho, encontrar, ...
  6. Chinese:找到工作, 找工作, ...
  7. Japanese:職を見つける, 仕事を見つける, ...
  8. Arabic:وَجَدَ عَمَلًا, بَحَثَ عن عمل, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִמְצוֹא עֲבוֹדָה, לְחַפֵּשׂ עֲבוֹדָה, ...
  10. Russian:найти работу, искать работу, ...
  11. Ukrainian:знаходити роботу, шукати роботу, ...
  12. Hindi:नौकरी पाना, नौकरी खोजना, ...

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