process
noun, verb
How to pronounce process?
The word process sounds like pro-cess
/'prɑsɛs/
What is the definition of process?
nouna natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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- a bony process
nouna writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
verbshape, form, or improve a material
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- process iron
verbdeliver a warrant or summons to someone
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- He was processed by the sheriff
nouna sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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- events now in process
- the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls
verbinstitute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
verbmarch in a procession
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- They processed into the dining room
nouna particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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- it was a process of trial and error
noun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
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- the process of thinking
nouna mental process that you are not directly aware of
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- the process of denial
verbsubject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
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- process cheese
- process hair
verbdeal with in a routine way
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- process a loan
- process the applicants
verbperform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
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- The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech