working

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
work

Third-person singular
works

Past tense
worked

Past participle
worked

Present participle
working

  1. The present participle of work.
    I have fixed the machine. It is currently working.
    The government takes money from the working class and gives it to the rich.

Noun[change]

Singular
working

Plural
workings

  1. The workings of something is how it functions.
    He showed us the machine's inner workings.