Process - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːses|  American pronunciation of the word process
Brit.  |ˈprəʊses|  British pronunciation of the word process

noun

- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (syn: procedure)
it was a process of trial and error
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents (syn: operation)
the process of thinking
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (syn: summons)
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
the process of denial
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (syn: appendage, outgrowth)
a bony process
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
events now in process
the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls

verb

- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (syn: treat)
process cheese
process hair
- deal with in a routine way
process a loan
process the applicants
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (syn: action, litigate, sue)
He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- march in a procession (syn: march)
They processed into the dining room
- shape, form, or improve a material (syn: work, work on)
process iron
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone (syn: serve)
He was processed by the sheriff

Extra examples

How does the election process work?

Learning a foreign language can be a long process.

We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.

Breathing and the circulation of blood are life processes.

A bony process on the foot

Your request is in process.

Computers process data.

Repetition can help the learning process.

Getting fit again has been a long slow process.

Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change.

Recycling is an industrial process.

Goats' cheese may be processed in many ways.

Two million workers are employed processing goods for electronic firms.

All university applications are processed through this system.

The new network will enable data to be processed more speedily.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: process
he/she/it: processes
present participle: processing
past tense: processed
past participle: processed
noun
singular: process
plural: processes
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