Phrasal verb: work out

  1. work out
    Intransitive
    Meaning:
    to exercise
    Example: She works out at the gym three times a week.

If you don’t have enough time to work out, you can do these activities for 30 minutes instead!

Raking leaves = 147 calories
Gardening = 153 calories
Vacuuming = 119 calories
Kissing = 6 calories per minute!
Sitting and watching television even burns 40 calories an hour!

2.  work out
     Intransitive
     Meaning: to be successful, to solve a problem
     Example: Don’t worry.  Everything will work out fine.

3.  work something out
     Transitive / Separable
     Meaning: to make a calculation
     Example: I need to work out my finances before I purchase the house.

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