worked

American  

[wurkt] / wɜrkt /

adjective

1. that has undergone work.

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worked British  

/ wɜːkt /

adjective

1. made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

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Related Words

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.

Other Word Forms

• unworked adjective
• well-worked adjective

Etymology

Origin of worked

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Speaking to Trish Adudu on BBC Radio WM, he said he was really pleased with the artists he had worked with, adding that he was "lucky".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

After he returned, he worked at the GE factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

AI is a major opportunity for drugmakers to reassess the drugs they are already working on or have worked on for different conditions and diseases.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

However, former national security officials, including one who had worked at the center, told ProPublica that its functions had largely ceased.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“The word you are looking for is driven. That Cocoon put everything I’d worked so hard for in jeopardy, so it was pretty easy to shrug off.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin