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- [pros-es; especially British proh-ses]
- /ˈprɒs ɛs; especially British ˈproʊ sɛs/
- /ˈprəʊses/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
- what is procedural due process?
- what is due process?
- what are key process indicators?
- what is due process of law?
- how to process a deer?
- what process is responsible for the independent assortment of alleles?
- what is a process server?
- what does process mean?
- what does due process mean?
- perception is the process by which?
- what is the process of photosynthesis?
- how do you spell process?
- cellular respiration is the opposite of what other cellular process?
- which process creates metaphoric rocks?
- what does the senate do during the impeachment process?
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