working

Everyday

1. Working means doing a job, or doing its job right. tree →
2. A working machine is one that is not broken. tree →
3. The working, or working out, of a maths problem is the steps written down. tree →
4. Working people have jobs; working hours are the hours of a job. tree →
5. A working model really moves or runs. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: people working (time and pay); machines that work versus broken ones; «show your working» — the steps written down. In everyday life: working parents, working hours, a working lift, a working holiday. Phrases: «working hours», «in working order», «show your working», «hard-working».

Examples

• 5 people are working on the house. tree →
• Only 8 of the 10 lamps are working. tree →
• After working 4 hours she stopped. tree →
• The working shows each step. tree →
• Show your working, not just the answer. tree →
• Our science group built a working volcano. tree →
• The lift is not working, so use the stairs. tree →
• She is very hard-working and always finishes her tasks. tree →
• "I wonder you'd be working on the holiday!" said Tom. tree →

Note

«Show your working» (UK) = «show your work» (US). Maths: «working» things are the good part (total − broken). The «working» of a problem is the steps written down — no number by itself.

In Jewish tradition

In school maths: people working (time and pay); machines that work versus broken ones; «show your working» — the steps written down. In everyday life: working parents, working hours, a working lift, a working holiday. Phrases: «working hours», «in working order», «show your working», «hard-working».

Examples

• Each working after its own way, physically and spiritually. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• walking, seeing, hearing, working, coition, smelling, sleep, anger, swallowing and laughing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Writings PSA.52.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. (Writings PSA.74.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Show your working» (UK) = «show your work» (US). Maths: «working» things are the good part (total − broken). The «working» of a problem is the steps written down — no number by itself.