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- pronunciation:
- pra
ses
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a series of actions used to produce something or reach a goal.
We are learning the process of milking cows.
- synonyms:
- method, operation, procedure
- similar words:
- machinery, mechanism, plan, practice, routine, scheme, strategy, system
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| definition 2: |
a series of changes or acts that happen one after another.
The process of growing up takes many years.
- synonyms:
- course, procedure
- similar words:
- act, business, change, development, mechanism, metamorphosis, movement, passage, system, transformation
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| related words: |
action, activity, means, way |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
processes, processing, processed |
| definition: |
to handle, treat, or change something by following a procedure.
The new computer processes data at very high speeds.- synonyms:
- handle, treat
- similar words:
- analyze, classify, deal with, order, organize, sift, transform
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| related words: |
bottle, develop, produce |
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| 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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