process

B1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈpɹɑ.sɛs/ UK /ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/ See IPA manual

Freq #1690

Meanings

1

noun
A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result.

Learning a language is a slow process that takes years.
2

verb
To deal with something using an official set of steps.

It can take weeks to process a visa application.
3

verb
To handle data using a computer.

The software processes thousands of records in seconds.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to deal with something... treat

Word family

Forms processedprocesses

Derived forms autoprocessbioprocessgeoprocesshydroprocesslyoprocessmisprocessoverprocessphotoprocesspostprocesspreprocessprocessabilityprocessable

Related forms procedure proceed

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Phrases (4)

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compulsory process
a defendant's right to require relevant witnesses to appear through court authority

Adjective + noun
irreversible process
a sequence of changes that cannot be undone to restore the original state

Adjective + noun
mastoid process
a projection of the temporal bone located behind the ear

Adjective + noun
reversible process
a process that can be made to pass through the same states in the opposite order

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”).

*per- Proto-Indo-European proces Middle English procés Old French prōcessus Latin

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process

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# process

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑ.sɛs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 1690

## Meanings
1. A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result.
2. To deal with something using an official set of steps.
3. To handle data using a computer.

## Examples
- Learning a language is a slow process that takes years.
- It can take weeks to process a visa application.
- The software processes thousands of records in seconds.

## Derived Forms
- autoprocess
- bioprocess
- geoprocess
- hydroprocess
- lyoprocess
- misprocess
- overprocess
- photoprocess
- postprocess
- preprocess
- processability
- processable

## Related Forms
- procedure
- proceed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: proces
- Root: procés
- Root: prōcessus

## Etymology
From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”).

## AI Etymology
Process comes from Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”). The historical chain includes *per- (Proto-Indo-European), proces (Middle English), procés (Old French), prōcessus (Latin). In present-day English it covers a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result, to deal with something using an official set of steps, and to handle data using a computer. The wider family includes derived forms such as autoprocess, bioprocess, geoprocess, hydroprocess, lyoprocess and related forms such as procedure, proceed.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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