Procedure - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈsiːdʒər|  American pronunciation of the word procedure
Brit.  |prəˈsiːdʒə|  British pronunciation of the word procedure

noun

- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (syn: process)
the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work (syn: operation)
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program (syn: function, routine)
- a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

Extra examples

Installing a car battery is a simple procedure.

What is the procedure for applying for a loan?

New employees are taught the proper safety procedures.

We must follow proper court procedure.

An identity check is standard police procedure.

The procedure will take two hours.

What's the procedure for applying for a visa?

This is standard procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.

All schools have disciplinary procedures they must follow.

On board, we were given the usual talk on safety procedures (=what to do if an accident happens, or to prevent an accident).

Liposuction is a minor surgical procedure.

You can't just do it however you like - you must follow procedure.

I felt more pain after the procedure, not less.

The whole procedure takes less than five minutes.

The doctor assured me that the whole procedure would only take a few minutes.

Word forms

noun
singular: procedure
plural: procedures
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