How to pronounce worked

Say it like this: /wɝkt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/wɝkt/

What does worked mean?

adjDesigned or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.

“A heavy rich loam is, perhaps, the best of any; but carse lands, and well worked and manured clay soils, are also very suitable.”

Processed in a particular way; prepared via labour.

“...the light and elastic spear, made of the India bamboo, and tipped with the most perfectly worked steel, which he now held in his hand...”

Decorated or embellished; embroidered.

“...and many of them, at least when young, wear only a worked piece of linen over their head.”

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