Pronunciation: /wɜːrk fɔːr/
noun a task or activity that involves physical or mental effort
A1 I work for a company that sells clothes.
A2 She works for a non-profit organization helping children in need.
B1 He has been working for the same company for five years.
B2 Working for a multinational corporation requires a lot of travel.
C1 She is considering leaving her current job to work for a start-up.
C2 After years of hard work, he finally achieved his dream of working for a prestigious law firm.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
A1 I work for a small company.
A2 She works for a multinational corporation.
B1 He works for the government.
B2 They work for a non-profit organization.
C1 She works for a prestigious law firm.
C2 He works for an international humanitarian agency.
formal I currently work for a multinational corporation as a marketing manager.
informal My brother works for a tech startup as a software developer.
slang I heard she works for a cool social media company.
figurative Learning to manage your time effectively is crucial if you want things to work for you in the long run.
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