Frequency rank: 19,050. – 19,130.
- to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
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He has worked out a quicker way to get the job finished.
After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting.
Scientists have come up with many explanations for why the sky is blue.
The committee stayed up late last night trying to work out measures that would please everyone.