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workshop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (US)
  • /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From work + shop.

Meanings

  1. A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
    • A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart. 1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. (please specify the chapter number)”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:
  2. A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
    • On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism. 2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents:
  3. An academic conference.

Forms

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workshops Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Santa's workshop · idle hands are the devil's workshop · sheltered workshop

Synonyms

intensive

Translations (204)

et õpituba (intensive course of education) · ja 作業場 (small manufacturing room) · af werkswinkel (small manufacturing room) · ru симпо́зиум (academic conference) · pl warsztaty (intensive course of education) · bg цех (small manufacturing room) · nb verksted (small manufacturing room) · be атэлье́ (small manufacturing room) · bg семина́р (intensive course of education) · it bottega (small manufacturing room) · gl obradoiro (intensive course of education) · ky цех (small manufacturing room) · hu intenzív kurzus (intensive course of education) · es taller (intensive course of education) · bn কর্মশালা (small manufacturing room) · el εργαστήριο (small manufacturing room) · ko 공방 (small manufacturing room) · fi työpaja (intensive course of education) · kk цех (small manufacturing room) · fa کارْگاه (intensive course of education) · ja ワークショップ (intensive course of education) · sq punëtori (small manufacturing room) · lo ໂຮງງານ (small manufacturing room) · be цэх (small manufacturing room) · ru семина́р (academic conference) · ca taller (intensive course of education) · ja 作業部会 (academic conference) · uk майсте́рня (small manufacturing room) · it workshop (academic conference) · de Workshop (academic conference) · ms woksyop (small manufacturing room) · ny shopo (small manufacturing room) · kk шеберхана (small manufacturing room) · mi wharemahi (small manufacturing room) · ga ceardlann (small manufacturing room) · fi työpaja (academic conference) · de Werkstätte (small manufacturing room) · lad atelyer (intensive course of education) · uz korgoh (small manufacturing room) · gl taller (intensive course of education) · hu műhely (small manufacturing room) · it seminario (academic conference) · fa کارْگاه (small manufacturing room) · ca obrador (small manufacturing room) · zza gureygah (intensive course of education) · fi verstas (small manufacturing room) · it laboratorio (intensive course of education) · uk робі́тня (small manufacturing room) · uz masterskoy (small manufacturing room) · id sanggar kerja (intensive course of education) · fi workshop (academic conference) · uz sex (small manufacturing room) · mn ᠼᠧᠾᠡ (small manufacturing room) · zza paloke (small manufacturing room) · cs dílna (small manufacturing room) · cmn 工作坊 (small manufacturing room) · ur کارْخانَہ (small manufacturing room) · he סַדְנָה (small manufacturing room) · kw shoppa (small manufacturing room) · pl warsztaty akademickie (academic conference) · pt seminário (intensive course of education) · ru ателье́ (small manufacturing room) · fi paja (small manufacturing room) · ms bengkel (intensive course of education) · gl taller (small manufacturing room) · ko 연수회 (intensive course of education) · ru мастерска́я (small manufacturing room) · ko 아틀리에 (small manufacturing room) · fo verkstaður (small manufacturing room) · zza inalatxane (small manufacturing room) · lv darbnīca (small manufacturing room) · la officīna (small manufacturing room) · cmn 研討會 /研讨会 (academic conference) · tg коргоҳ (small manufacturing room) · tr çalıştay (intensive course of education) · eo metiejo (small manufacturing room) · acw وَرْشَة (small manufacturing room) · it atelier (small manufacturing room) · km រោងជាង (small manufacturing room) · tg устохона (small manufacturing room) · ro atelier (small manufacturing room) · eo laborejo (small manufacturing room) · is vinnustofa (small manufacturing room) · kk ұстахана (small manufacturing room) · nl winkel (small manufacturing room) · el εργαστήρια (intensive course of education) · dlm botaiga (small manufacturing room) · da værksted (small manufacturing room) · uk цех (small manufacturing room) · et töökoda (small manufacturing room) · lv cehs (small manufacturing room) · uk ательє́ (small manufacturing room) · ug سېخ (small manufacturing room) · bg симпо́зиум (academic conference) · ca seminari (academic conference) · ko 작업장 (small manufacturing room) · gl obradoiro (small manufacturing room) · ko 작업실 (small manufacturing room) · tr imalathane (small manufacturing room) · lo ຫ້ອງຊ່າງ (small manufacturing room) · ja 工房 (small manufacturing room) · nl workshop (intensive course of education) · ky мастерская (small manufacturing room) · ga ceardlann (intensive course of education) · nn verkstad (small manufacturing room) · sh radiónica (small manufacturing room) · gl seminario (academic conference) · grc ἐργαστήριον (small manufacturing room) · ms bengkel (small manufacturing room) · la opificīna (small manufacturing room) · cmn 車間 /车间 (small manufacturing room) · ky устакана (small manufacturing room) · mk работилница (small manufacturing room) · cy gweithdy (small manufacturing room) · uz ishxona (small manufacturing room) · gd bùth-obrach (small manufacturing room) · kk тігінхана (small manufacturing room) · ru воркшо́п (intensive course of education) · az sex (small manufacturing room) · mn цех (small manufacturing room) · fi ryhmätyökurssi (intensive course of education) · es taller (academic conference) · be майстэ́рня (small manufacturing room) · ga ceárta (small manufacturing room) · ps ورکشاپ (small manufacturing room) · nl atelier (small manufacturing room) · tk ussahana (small manufacturing room) · es taller (small manufacturing room) · lt cechas (small manufacturing room) · cmn 講習會 /讲习会 (intensive course of education) · az atelye (small manufacturing room) · de Werkstatt (small manufacturing room) · ang weorchūs (small manufacturing room) · hi कर्मशाला (small manufacturing room) · hy արհեստանոց (small manufacturing room) · ru семина́р (intensive course of education) · fr atelier (small manufacturing room) · cmn 工房 (small manufacturing room) · pa ਕਾਰਖ਼ਾਨਾ (small manufacturing room) · pl warsztat (small manufacturing room) · fi työpaja (small manufacturing room) · mk работилница (intensive course of education) · vi xưởng (small manufacturing room) · vo voböp (small manufacturing room) · cmn 講習班 /讲习班 (intensive course of education) · az emalatxana (small manufacturing room) · de Workshop (intensive course of education) · ko 강습회 (intensive course of education) · pdt Woakjstow (small manufacturing room) · fa کارْگاه (academic conference) · bg работи́лница (small manufacturing room) · pt seminário (academic conference) · sk dielňa (small manufacturing room) · co attelu (small manufacturing room) · id bengkel (small manufacturing room) · pt workshop (intensive course of education) · af werkswinkel (intensive course of education) · ur کار گاہ (small manufacturing room) · cmn 作坊 (small manufacturing room) · ja 研修会 (intensive course of education) · ka სახელოსნო (small manufacturing room) · sl delavnica (small manufacturing room) · ko 워크숍 (intensive course of education) · th โรงงาน (small manufacturing room) · ja アトリエ (small manufacturing room) · ar وَرْشَة (small manufacturing room) · lt dirbtuvė (small manufacturing room) · id lokakarya (intensive course of education) · hi कारख़ाना (small manufacturing room) · egy i-iz-z:pr (small manufacturing room) · sq punishte (small manufacturing room) · tr atölye (small manufacturing room) · af werkswinkel (academic conference) · id bengkel kerja (small manufacturing room) · ru цех (small manufacturing room) · ar مَشْغَل (small manufacturing room) · nl werkplaats (small manufacturing room) · ja 講習会 (intensive course of education) · it laboratorio (small manufacturing room) · is smiðja (small manufacturing room) · ka სემინარი (intensive course of education) · uz ustaxona (small manufacturing room) · ja 講習会 (academic conference) · pt oficina (small manufacturing room) · ja 研修会 (academic conference) · pt colóquio (academic conference) · kw hwelji (small manufacturing room) · sv verkstad (small manufacturing room) · kw shoppa ober (small manufacturing room) · ca taller (small manufacturing room) · my အလုပ်ရုံ (small manufacturing room) · is verkstæði (small manufacturing room) · cmn 研討會 /研讨会 (intensive course of education) · ru се́кция (academic conference) · it workshop (intensive course of education) · sh радио́ница (small manufacturing room) · zza atolye (small manufacturing room) · fr atelier (intensive course of education) · tg корхона (small manufacturing room) · ja ワークショップ (academic conference) · gd bùth-obrach (intensive course of education) · kap артел (small manufacturing room) · sv workshop (intensive course of education) · ka ვორქშოპი (intensive course of education)

workshop en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (US)
  • /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From work + shop.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
    • That’s because as well as the film being set in San Francisco and channelling California’s favourite sexologist, the cast workshopped the script for a fortnight with screenwriters Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. 2026 July 3, Catherine Shoard, “‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  2. (transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
    • Some in-class tutorial time was set aside for workshopping the entries. 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 146:
  3. (transitive) To improve through collaboration.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
workshops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
workshopped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
workshopped Tense=Past lexicographic
workshopping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic