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workways

workways

9.0
Toward the place where someone works
  • adverb
translation icon : hacia el trabajo
  • After breakfast, she hurried workways to catch the early train.

Examples

  • Many people travel workways at the same time each day.

  • He set off workways before sunrise every morning.

  • She walked workways every morning.

  • He always heads workways before 9 AM.

  • After breakfast, she hurried workways to catch the early train.

  • He set off workways before sunrise every morning.

  • Many people travel workways at the same time each day.

Surface Forms

workways positive

Morphology

workways = workway (transparent) = work + way + s

The meaning is clearly derived from 'work' and 'way', indicating a direction related to work.

Etymology

Workways comes from the simple parts work ('job') and ways ('paths' or 'directions'). A helpful way to remember the adverb form is to think 'on the way to work', so it means moving in the direction of your workplace.