Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /wɜːks/, SAMPA: /w3:ks/ (US) IPA (key): /wɝks/, SAMPA: /w3`ks/ Audio (US)(file) Verb Plain form work Third-person singular works Past tense worked Past participle worked Present participle working The third-person singular form of work. Noun Singular work Plural works Works is on the Academic Vocabulary List. The plural form of work; more than one (kind of) work.