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zu wirken

to work

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phrase Rare #48,666
to work Depending on context, wirken can also mean “to have an effect” or “to seem”; in the last example, it means “to seem.”
GE: Das Medikament scheint zu wirken.
EN: The medication seems to be working.

Euer Geist fängt an zu wirken.

Your mind begins to work.

— Almost Famous - Fast berühmt (2000)

Guck dir Sandoval an, er versucht, nüchtern zu wirken.

Look at Sandoval, he's trying to appear sober.

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Das Gift scheint zu wirken.

The poison seems to be working.

— RRR (2022)