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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

work one's way up en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. to climb something effortfully
  2. to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom
    • He worked his way up from janitor to regional manager.
  3. to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom ▸ to climb the figurative corporate ladder
  4. to reach higher positions through effort after starting at lower levels or the very bottom ▸ to rise within a hierarchical order

Forms

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worked one's way up Tense=Past lexicographic
worked one's way up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
works one's way up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
working one's way up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

rise through the ranks · work one's way