Phrasal Verb: Work Out
to exercise; to solve
Examples
- I work out daily.
Key rules
- Work out means exercise your body, solve a problem, or find an answer
- It is separable: work out the answer or work the answer out
- With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: work it out
- Things work out means they end well
Common mistakes
- I work out it → I work it out
💡 Tip: "Work out" for exercise is common in gyms; "work out" for a solution is common in problem solving.