PROCESS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of process in English processnoun [ C ] uk /ˈprəʊ.ses/ us /ˈprɑː.ses/

process noun [C] (SERIES OF ACTIONS)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result: the peace process Increasing the number of women in top management jobs will be a slow process.process of This decision may delay the process of European unification.painful process The party has begun the painful (= difficult) process of rethinking its policies and strategy. Going to court to obtain compensation is a long process.process of elimination She arrived at the correct answer by a process of elimination (= by deciding against each answer that was unlikely to be correct until only one was left). B2 a series of changes that happen naturally: the digestive process the ageing process It's all part of the learning process. a method of producing goods in a factory by treating natural substances: They have developed a new process for extracting aluminium from bauxite.

• Warm air rises by the process of convection.
• Her conversion to Buddhism was a very gradual process.
• Repairing damaged nerves is a very delicate process.
• An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.
• A refining process is used to extract usable fuel from crude oil.

Ways of achieving things

• a means to an end idiom
• actively
• another
• avenue
• bases
• basis
• catch (someone) up phrasal verb
• formula
• measure
• media
• method
• methodological
• methodologically
• procedure
• sop
• standard operating procedure
• strategy
• styleless
• stylistic
• vehicle

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Making progress and advancing Industrial processing

process noun [C] (BODY PART)

biology, medical   specialized a part inside the body that grows out from another part or is attached to another part: The xiphoid process is a small, bony projection at the lower end of the breastbone. The pain may run up to the ear or around the mastoid process. Substances & structures in the body

• abductor
• accessorius
• acetylcholine
• ACL
• ACTH
• folate
• follicular
• foramen
• foramen ovale
• fornix
• myocardium
• myofibril
• myofibrillar
• myofilament
• myology
• tegument
• temporomandibular
• tendinis
• tendinous
• tendinum

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Idioms

be in the process of doing something in the process processverb uk /ˈprəʊ.ses/ us /ˈprɑː.ses/

process verb (DEAL WITH)

B2 [ T ] to deal with documents in an official way: Visa applications take 28 days to process. [ T ] If a computer processes information, it performs a particular series of operations on the information, such as a set of calculations. [ T ] to prepare, change, or treat food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation: a waste processing plant [ T ] to think about a difficult or sad situation so that you can gradually accept it: Returning soldiers need time to process what they have experienced in combat. [ T ] to make pictures from photographic film: I need to get those films processed.

• It usually takes about four weeks to get the forms processed.
• Don't switch the computer off - it's still processing data.
• Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.
• I've sent off the film to be processed.
• They processed my claim really quickly.

Dealing with things or people

• addressable
• approach
• attack
• attend to someone/something phrasal verb
• be all over it idiom
• beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
• bed
• cut
• go at someone phrasal verb
• grip
• have it out with someone idiom
• hold
• hold on idiom
• I/I've got this idiom
• square
• take (something) over phrasal verb
• tend to someone/something phrasal verb
• to get a handle on something idiom
• to have a handle on something idiom
• turn to someone phrasal verb

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Photography Computer concepts Industrial processing Preserving & storing food Thinking and contemplating

process verb (WALK)

[ I + adv/prep ] mainly UK formal uk /prəˈses/ us /prəˈses/ to walk slowly: We watched them process down the aisle. Moving gently on foot

• amble
• blow
• circulate
• dumbwalking
• flâneur
• gently
• mincing
• mincingly
• mooch
• mosey
• pad
• paseo
• plod
• potter
• promenade
• stroll
• stroller
• tippy
• tiptoe
• wander

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processing (Definition of process from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

process | American Dictionary

processnoun [ C ] us /ˈprɑs·es, ˈproʊ·ses/ Add to word list Add to word list a series of actions or events performed to make something or achieve a particular result, or a series of changes that happen naturally: Completing his degree at night was a long process. Graying hair is part of the aging process. We are still in the process of redecorating the house (= working to decorate it). A process is also a method of doing or making something, as in industry: A new process has been developed for removing asbestos. processverb [ T ] us /ˈprɑs·es, ˈproʊ·ses/ to deal with something according to a particular set of actions: Your insurance claim will take about a month to process. If a computer processes information, it performs a series of operations on it. To process food or raw materials is to prepare, change, or treat them as part of an industrial operation. (Definition of process from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

process | Business English

processnoun [ C ] uk /ˈprəʊses/ us /ˈprɑːses/ Add to word list Add to word list a series of actions that are needed in order to do something or achieve a result: Management recognizes it is important to get the process right even if it means delaying the project start date.consultation/decision-making/planning process The role offers the opportunity to be a part of the company's decision-making process. approval/evaluation/inspection process complete/finish/start a process a disciplinary/hiring/selection process improve/speed up/streamline a process PRODUCTION a method of producing goods in a particular industry: an industrial/manufacturing/production process  be in the process of doing sth to have started doing something: We're in the process of reviewing the court's decision and evaluating our response.  in the process if something is happening, and something else happens in the process, the second thing happens as a result of the first: A clash with their main supplier means they won't be able to honour their contracts and will lose millions of pounds in the process. See also due process four-colour process processverb [ T ] uk /ˈprəʊses/ us /ˈprɑːses/ PRODUCTION to change raw materials, for example by adding chemicals or other substances to them, as part of the production of goods: The two new oil refineries will be able to process 250,000 barrels of crude a day. to deal with documents in an official way: process applications/claims/orders Insurance claims may take up to 30 days to process. IT if a computer processes data, it uses a set of instructions to organize it and produce a particular result: A bug in the system was preventing it from processing digital image files. (Definition of process from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of process

process Repeating this process with a sample group permits the efficient collection of a substantial data set concerning underlying preferences. From the Cambridge English Corpus The process converges to a unique absorbing state in which all players cooperate. From the Cambridge English Corpus While associations are more visible, low-profile activity by individual business players has been geared towards influencing the policymaking process from within. From the Cambridge English Corpus The learning processes in both the sagittal and frontal planes are carried out simultaneously. From the Cambridge English Corpus These solutions provide qualitative insight for the process of secondary oil recovery if the polymer concentration of liquid injected into the reservoir varies with time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Considering the high grade of preservation, the mineral formation process was probably a relatively quick event. From the Cambridge English Corpus These two processes have not been adequately represented by rice growth simulation models. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, there is a sharp distinction between the mechanisms posited by repression and the processes thought to underlie ordinary forgetting. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is a multi-faceted process in that records will be linked by person, by place and by ordinary (or bishop). From the Cambridge English Corpus They generalize the ordinary dynamical systems and stochastic processes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Because instrumented code is (almost) ordinary source, it can be processed by the ordinary compiler. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, philosophical modernity assumes that human beings are merely a higher form of animal life resulting from a slow evolutionary process. From the Cambridge English Corpus The location of sulci could nonetheless be determined by referring to the photographs taken during each stage of the flatmounting process. From the Cambridge English Corpus The six papers that make up this issue have been selected purely on the basis of the formal refereeing process. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with process

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acceleration processThe standard dephasing limit and the electron acceleration process are briefly discussed. From the Cambridge English Corpus   accreditation processThe study population is distinctive in two respects : their participation in the accreditation process and that they complete with a formal qualification. From the Cambridge English Corpus   adjudication processThey were informed that their child's participation in the project would in no way influence his treatment at the detention center or his legal standing in the adjudication process. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with process What is the pronunciation of process?

Translations of process

in Chinese (Traditional) 過程, 步驟, 變化過程… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 过程, 步骤, 变化过程… See more in Spanish procedimiento, proceso, tramitar… See more in Portuguese processo, dar andamento a, processo [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian कार्यप्रणाली, प्रक्रिया, इच्छित परिणामासाठी करायला लागणारी कृती मालिका.… See more 過程, プロセス, 進行… See more işlem, yol, metod… See more processus [masculine], développer, traiter… See more procés, tramitar… See more proces, procédé, gebeuren… See more ஒரு முடிவை அடைய நீங்கள் எடுக்கும் தொடர் நடவடிக்கைகள், இயற்கையாக நடக்கும் தொடர் மாற்றங்கள், ஆவணங்களை உத்தியோகபூர்வ வழியில் கையாள்வது… See more (किसी परिणाम की अपेक्षा की क्रिया) प्रक्रिया, प्राकृतिक रूप से होने वाले बदलावों की श्रृंखला, प्रक्रिया… See more પ્રક્રિયા, કુદરતી રીતે થતા ફેરફારોની શ્રેણી, સત્તાવાર રીતે દસ્તાવેજોનો નિકાલ /વ્યવહાર કરવા… See more metode, forløb, -forløb… See more process, metod, procedur… See more proses, memproses… See more das Verfahren, der Prozess, der Vorgang… See more prosess [masculine], behandle, prosessere… See more کارروائی, پیش قدمی, پیش رفت… See more процес, обробляти… See more ప్రక్రియ, సాధరణంగా జరిగే మార్పుల శ్రేణి, ప్రాసెస్… See more প্রক্রিয়া, পদ্ধতি, প্রক্রিয়া… See more postup, proces, operace… See more proses, memroses… See more กระบวนการ, การพัฒนาต่อเนื่อง, วิธีการ… See more quá trình, quy trình, xử lý… See more proces, przetwarzać, proces produkcyjny… See more 절차, 과정, 처리… See more processo, procedimento, vagliare… See more Need a translator?

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• the Haber process
• peace process
• process node
• process owner
• mastoid process
• odontoid process

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• in the process idiom
• by a process of elimination phrase
• be in the process of doing something idiom

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  • Noun 
    • process (SERIES OF ACTIONS)
    • process (BODY PART)
  • Verb 
    • process (DEAL WITH)
    • process (WALK)
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  • Noun 
    • process
    • be in the process of doing sth
    • in the process
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