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- pronunciation:
- pra
ses
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When we talk about a process, we are talking about the small steps we take in order to do one big thing. For example, the process of making bread is all the things you do to make bread from the beginning to the end. The process starts with measuring the flour and ends with taking the bread out of the oven after it is baked.
At an interview, the singer talked about her process of writing a song.Josh watched a program about how ships are built. It showed all the steps in the process of building a ship.
- synonyms:
- operation, procedure
- similar words:
- plan, practice, routine, scheme, strategy, system
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| definition 2: |
A process is the set of changes that a thing or person goes through.
Emily drew some pictures that showed the process of caterpillars changing into butterflies.Growing up seems like a slow process to children, but it seems to go fast for many parents.
- synonyms:
- course, procedure
- similar words:
- act, change, development, movement, passage, system
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| related words: |
action, activity, means, way |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
processes, processing, processed |
| definition: |
When you process something, you do things that need to be done with it until you have finished all these things and you are done. When you process something, you take care of it or change it into something else by following certain steps.
That factory processes wood into paper.Our department processes the new employees. We give them their uniforms, explain the company rules, and give them their work safety guidelines.- synonyms:
- handle, treat
- similar words:
- analyze, classify, deal with, order, organize, sift, transform
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| related words: |
bottle, develop, produce |
| derivations: |
processed (adj.), processor (processer) (n.) |
Word Builder: process +
- processed:
having been handled or changed according to a process.
- processing:
the act of following steps to make or do something.
- processor:
a person or thing that processes something.
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