Meaning
La expresión «work out» en inglés puede tener varios significados dependiendo del contexto en el que se utilice. Aquí te explicamos sus usos más comunes:
Estos son los significados principales, pero recuerda que el contexto siempre es clave para entender correctamente el uso de «work out» en una conversación. Es importante prestar atención a las palabras que lo rodean para captar su sentido preciso.
Today's Sentences
01
I work out at least three times a week.
Situation
Hey, do you work out regularly?
Yeah, I work out at least three times a week.
That’s great!
What kind of workouts do you usually do?
¿Qué tipo de entrenamientos sueles hacer?
I go for a light run, it really helps me stay energized.
02
Things didn’t work out between them.
Situation
Did you hear about Mia and Jake?
Yeah, I did.
Things didn’t work out between them, right?
Las cosas no funcionaron entre ellos, ¿verdad?
Yeah, they said they had different goals in life.
It’s a shame, they seemed really happy at first.
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "work out" can be transitive, intransitive, and separable.
Transitive - A verb phrase (a verb combined with one or more particles like prepositions or adverbs) that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. For the phrasal verb "work out" it can be separable in transitive form.
Example 1: I worked out the solution.
Example 2: I worked it out.
Example 3: She worked out the total cost.
Ejemplo 1: Yo worked out la solución.
Ejemplo 2: Yo worked it out.
Ejemplo 3: Ella worked out el costo total.
Intransitive - It acts independently and describes the subject’s action without needing an object to be acted upon. In this case, when the sentence is intransitive, it cannot be separable.
Example 1: I work out every morning.
Example 2: I hope everything works out in the end.
Ejemplo 1: Yo hago ejercicio todas las mañanas.
Ejemplo 2: Espero que todo salga bien al final.
Separable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) can be separated by the object of the verb.
Example 1: She worked it out on her own without asking for help.
Example 2: They worked it out to be about $1,200 in expenses.
Ejemplo 1: Ella lo resolvió por su cuenta sin pedir ayuda.
Ejemplo 2: Ellos lo calcularon y resultó ser alrededor de $1,200 en gastos.
Related words for "work out": Exercise, get in shape, hit the gym, train, work on your fitness.
Related words for "solve/understand": Decode, figure out, get to the bottom of, solve, unravel.
Related words for "good results": Come together, fall into place, go well, pan out, succeed.
Related words for "calculate": Calculate, compute, determine, estimate, reckon.
