process

(noun) mataki, tsari; (verb) aiwatar/gudanar da, sarrafa

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: proc‧ess

noun

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

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verb

• IPA: /prɒˈsɛs/

Noun

Singular process

Plural processes

1. (countable) 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. (countable) A process is an 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 (yanzu) process

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) processes

Past tense (ya wuce) processed

Past participle (ya wuce) processed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) processing

1. (transitive) If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use. <> gudanar da, sarrafa. aiwatar da.

   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