process

Process is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: proc‧ess

noun

• (UK) IPA: /'prəʊsɛs/
• (US) IPA: /'prɑsɛs/
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verb

• IPA: /prɒˈsɛs/

Noun

Singular process

Plural processes

1. A process is a series of steps that you take for a particular purpose.

   Let us look at the factors considered during the formal decision-making process.

2. A outward extension of bone from a larger bone or piece of tissue

   The xiphoid process is located beneath your sternum

Synonyms

• method
• activity

Verb

Plain form process

Third-person singular processes

Past tense processed

Past participle processed

Present participle processing

1. (transitive) If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use.

   The oil companies process much of the crude oil into gasoline.

   The processed sugar is now completely white.

   There's too much information. I can't process all of it right now.

Synonyms

• refine
• prepare

Related words

• processor