Definition of "working" in English

noun

1. (usually in the plural) Operation; action.

2. Method of operation.

3. (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

   • Be sure to check your working.

4. Fermentation.

5. (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.

6. A place where work is carried on.

   • the abandoned mine workings

7. (countable) A train movement.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of work

   • Leave him alone; he’s working.

adjective

1. That is or are functioning.

   • a working ventilator

2. That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.

   • a working copy of the script
   • a working title

3. In paid employment.

   • Working mothers have recently joined the factory's workforce.

4. Of or relating to employment.

   • the working week

5. Enough to allow one to use something.

   • a working knowledge of computers

6. Used in real life; practical.

   • The working minimum focus distance is the distance from the closest focusable subject to the lens.

7. (obsolete) Efficacious.