1. to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it [
ex - We will have to
work out how we can pay for our vacation.] 2. to think about something and manage to understand it. [
ex - I was finally able to
work out the difference between the Russian translation and the original
English.] 3. if a
problem or complicated
situation works out, it gradually gets
better or get solved. [
ex - I was glad to hear that things worked out between Gina and Andy.] 4. if a
situation works out in a
particular way, it happens that way. [
ex - Financially, things have worked out very well for us.]