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process

proc·ess
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pros-es; especially British proh-ses]
    • /ˈprɒs ɛs; especially British ˈproʊ sɛs/
    • /ˈprəʊses/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pros-es; especially British proh-ses]
    • /ˈprɒs ɛs; especially British ˈproʊ sɛs/

Definitions of process word

  • noun plural process a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk. 1
  • noun plural process a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner: the process of decay. 1
  • noun plural process Law. the summons, mandate, or writ by which a defendant or thing is brought before court for litigation. the whole course of the proceedings in an action at law. 1
  • noun plural process Photography. photomechanical or photoengraving methods collectively. 1
  • noun plural process Biology, Anatomy. a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage: a process of a bone. 1
  • noun plural process the action of going forward or on. 1

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Origin of process

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English proces (noun) (< Old French) < Latin prōcessus a going forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + ced-, variant stem of cēdere to yield (see cede) + -tus suffix of v. action; see cession

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Parts of speech for Process

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

process popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

process usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for process

noun process

  • action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
  • algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
  • anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
  • anabasis — the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis
  • autocade — a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.

verb process

  • cobble — Cobbles are the same as cobblestones.
  • cobbled — A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones.
  • cobbles — coal in small rounded lumps
  • cobbling — to pave with cobblestones.
  • fit out — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.

Top questions with process

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