work on
1 (v + adv) continue working INTRANSITIVEcoinnigh ort lean ort oibrigh leat we'll work on until five leanfaimid orainn ag obair go dtí a cúig, coinneoimid orainn ag obair go dtí a cúig, oibreoimid linn go dtí a cúig 2 (v + prep) try to persuade sb TRANSITIVEmeall verb bheith ag tuineadh le VP bheith ag tláithínteacht le VP she kept working on her parents until they gave her permission choinnigh sí uirthi ag tuineadh lena tuismitheoirí go dtí gur thug siad cead diShow full entry
3 (v + prep) continue with project etc TRANSITIVEoibrigh ar PhrV bheith ag obair aryou've worked on the project for ages tá tú ag obair ar an tionscadal le fada an lá 4 (v + prep) treat sb medically TRANSITIVEcóir leighis a chur ar the doctors worked on him for a long time bhí na dochtúirí ag cur cóir leighis air ar feadh i bhfad → see work