PROCESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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Learn more." /> <meta itemprop="copyrightHolder" content="© Cambridge University Press" /> <meta itemprop="copyrightYear" content="2025" /> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Thinking and contemplating" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Preserving & storing food" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Moving gently on foot" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Computer concepts" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Making progress and advancing" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Busy and active" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Simultaneous and consecutive" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Ways of achieving things" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Industrial processing" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Photography" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Dealing with things or people" /> <h1 class="ti fs fs12 lmb-0 hw superentry">Meaning of <b class='tb ttn'>process</b> in English</h1> <div class="page"><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cald4" data-tab="ds-cald4" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">process</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio1" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukp/ukpro/ukprobi013.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukp/ukpro/ukprobi013.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio1.load(); audio1.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈprəʊ.ses</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/p/pro/proce/process.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/p/pro/proce/process.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈprɑː.ses</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_01', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/action" title="actions" rel="">actions</a> that you take in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/achieve" title="achieve" rel="">achieve</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/result" title="result" rel="">result</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/peace" title="peace" rel="">peace</a> process</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Increasing the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/number" title="number" rel="">number</a> of women in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/top" title="top" rel="">top</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/management" title="management" rel="">management</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="jobs" rel="">jobs</a> will be a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slow" title="slow" rel="">slow</a> process.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">This <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decision" title="decision" rel="">decision</a> may <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/delay" title="delay" rel="">delay</a> the process <span class="b db">of</span> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/european" title="European" rel="">European</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unification" title="unification" rel="">unification</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party" title="party" rel="">party</a> has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/begun" title="begun" rel="">begun</a> the <span class="b db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pain" title="painful" rel="">painful</a></span> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a>)</span> process of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rethink" title="rethinking" rel="">rethinking</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/its" title="its" rel="">its</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/policy" title="policies" rel="">policies</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/strategy" title="strategy" rel="">strategy</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Going to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/court" title="court" rel="">court</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/obtain" title="obtain" rel="">obtain</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/compensation" title="compensation" rel="">compensation</a> is a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long" title="long" rel="">long</a> process.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/arrive" title="arrived" rel="">arrived</a> at the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/correct" title="correct" rel="">correct</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> by a process <span class="b db">of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eliminate" title="elimination" rel="">elimination</a></span> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deciding" title="deciding" rel="">deciding</a> against each <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> that was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unlikely" title="unlikely" rel="">unlikely</a> to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/correct" title="correct" rel="">correct</a> until only one was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/left" title="left" rel="">left</a>)</span>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_02', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="changes" rel="">changes</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happen" rel="">happen</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/naturally" title="naturally" rel="">naturally</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/digestive" title="digestive" rel="">digestive</a> process</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ageing" title="ageing" rel="">ageing</a> process</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">It's all <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/learning" title="learning" rel="">learning</a> process.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_03', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/method" title="method" rel="">method</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="producing" rel="">producing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/factory" title="factory" rel="">factory</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treat" title="treating" rel="">treating</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/natural" title="natural" rel="">natural</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/substance" title="substances" rel="">substances</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">They have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/developed" title="developed" rel="">developed</a> a new process for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extract" title="extracting" rel="">extracting</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aluminium" title="aluminium" rel="">aluminium</a> from <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bauxite" title="bauxite" rel="">bauxite</a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section expanded > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">Warm <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/air" title="air" rel="">air</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rise" title="rises" rel="">rises</a> by the process of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/convection" title="convection" rel="">convection</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/conversion" title="conversion" rel="">conversion</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buddhism" title="Buddhism" rel="">Buddhism</a> was a very <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gradual" title="gradual" rel="">gradual</a> process.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Repairing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/damaged" title="damaged" rel="">damaged</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nerves" title="nerves" rel="">nerves</a> is a very <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/delicate" title="delicate" rel="">delicate</a> process.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">An <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enzyme" title="enzyme" rel="">enzyme</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/saliva" title="saliva" rel="">saliva</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mouth" title="mouth" rel="">mouth</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/start" title="starts" rel="">starts</a> the process of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/breaking" title="breaking" rel="">breaking</a> down the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/food" title="food" rel="">food</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/refining" title="refining" rel="">refining</a> process is used to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extract" title="extract" rel="">extract</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/usable" title="usable" rel="">usable</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fuel" title="fuel" rel="">fuel</a> from <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crude" title="crude" rel="">crude</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/oil" title="oil" rel="">oil</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/doing-and-achieving/ways-of-achieving-things/" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Ways of achieving things">Ways of achieving things</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="actively" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/actively?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">actively</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="aid" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aid?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">aid</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="another" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/another?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">another</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="avenue" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/avenue?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">avenue</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bases" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bases?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bases</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="basis" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/basis?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">basis</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="device" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/device?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">device</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="formula" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/formula?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">formula</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="media" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/media?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">media</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="method" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/method?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">method</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="methodological" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/methodological?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">methodological</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="methodologically" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/methodologically?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">methodologically</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="methodologist" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/methodologist?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">methodologist</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="strategy" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/strategy?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">strategy</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="styleless" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/styleless?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">styleless</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stylistic" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stylistic?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stylistic</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stylistically" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stylistically?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stylistically</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="subprocess" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subprocess?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">subprocess</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="thus" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thus?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">thus</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="vehicle" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/vehicle?topic=ways-of-achieving-things "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">vehicle</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/doing-and-achieving/ways-of-achieving-things/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Ways of achieving things">See more results »</a> </div> <div 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wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_06', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deal" rel="">deal</a> with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/document" title="documents" rel="">documents</a> in an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/official" title="official" rel="">official</a> way: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Visa <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/application" title="applications" rel="">applications</a> take 28 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="days" rel="">days</a> to process.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_07', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">If a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computer" rel="">computer</a> processes <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>, it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/perform" title="performs" rel="">performs</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operations" title="operations" rel="">operations</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>, such as a set of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calculation" title="calculations" rel="">calculations</a>.</div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_08', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prepare" title="prepare" rel="">prepare</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="change" rel="">change</a>, or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treat" title="treat" rel="">treat</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/food" title="food" rel="">food</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/natural" title="natural" rel="">natural</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/substance" title="substances" rel="">substances</a> as a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/industrial" title="industrial" rel="">industrial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operation" title="operation" rel="">operation</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waste" title="waste" rel="">waste</a> processing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plant" title="plant" rel="">plant</a></span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_12"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_12', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/think" title="think" rel="">think</a> about a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sad" title="sad" rel="">sad</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/situation" title="situation" rel="">situation</a> so that you can <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gradually" title="gradually" rel="">gradually</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accept" title="accept" rel="">accept</a> it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Returning <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/soldier" title="soldiers" rel="">soldiers</a> need <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> to process what they have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/experienced" title="experienced" rel="">experienced</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/combat" title="combat" rel="">combat</a>. </span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_09"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_09', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to make <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/picture" title="pictures" rel="">pictures</a> from <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/photographic" title="photographic" rel="">photographic</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/film" title="film" rel="">film</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">I need to get those <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/film" title="films" rel="">films</a> processed.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">It usually <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/take" title="takes" rel="">takes</a> about four <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/week" title="weeks" rel="">weeks</a> to get the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/form" title="forms" rel="">forms</a> processed.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Don't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/switch" title="switch" rel="">switch</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computer" rel="">computer</a> off - it's still processing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/data" title="data" rel="">data</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Sugar is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/obtain" title="obtained" rel="">obtained</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crushing" title="crushing" rel="">crushing</a> and processing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sugar" title="sugar" rel="">sugar</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cane" title="cane" rel="">cane</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I've <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sent" title="sent" rel="">sent</a> off the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/film" title="film" rel="">film</a> to be processed.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">They processed my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/claim" title="claim" rel="">claim</a> really <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quick" title="quickly" rel="">quickly</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/behaving-and-interacting/dealing-with-things-or-people/" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Dealing with things or people">Dealing with things or people</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="addressable" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/addressable?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">addressable</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="approach" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approach?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">approach</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="attack" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attack?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">attack</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="attend to someone/something phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attend-to?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">attend to <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="be all over it idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-all-over-it?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">be all over it </span></span><span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beard-the-lion-in-den?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">beard the lion (in <span class="obj">his/her</span> den)</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bed" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bed?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bed</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="go at someone phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/go-at?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">go at <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="grip" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grip?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">grip</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="handle" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/handle?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">handle</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="have it out with someone idiom" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/have-it-out-with?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">have it out with <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="hold" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hold?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">hold</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="hold on idiom" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hold-on?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">hold on</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="I/I've got this idiom" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/i-i-ve-got-this?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">I/I've got this</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="square" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/square?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">square</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="take (something) over phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/take-over?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">take <span class="obj">(something)</span> over</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tend to someone/something phrasal verb" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tend-to?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">tend to <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="to get a handle on something idiom" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-get-a-handle-on-something?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">to get a handle on something</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="to have a handle on something idiom" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-have-a-handle-on-something?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">to have a handle on something</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tough" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tough?topic=dealing-with-things-or-people "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tough</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/behaving-and-interacting/dealing-with-things-or-people/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Dealing with things or people">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/art/photography/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Photography">Photography</a> </div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/technology/computer-concepts/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Computer concepts">Computer concepts</a> </div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/industry/industrial-processing/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Industrial processing">Industrial processing</a> </div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/cookery/preserving-and-storing-food/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Preserving & storing food">Preserving & storing food</a> </div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/thinking-dreaming-and-ideas/thinking-and-contemplating/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Thinking and contemplating">Thinking and contemplating</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">process</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>WALK</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00025414_10"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00025414_10', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" 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onclick="audio5.load(); audio5.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">prəˈses</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio6" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/e/eus/eus73/eus73723.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/eus/eus73/eus73723.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio6.load(); audio6.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">prəˈses</span>/</span></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/walk" title="walk" rel="">walk</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slow" title="slowly" rel="">slowly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">We <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/watch" title="watched" rel="">watched</a> them process down the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aisle" title="aisle" rel="">aisle</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/moving-on-foot/moving-gently-on-foot/" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Moving gently on foot">Moving gently on foot</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="amble" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amble?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">amble</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="blow" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/blow?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">blow</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="circulate" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/circulate?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">circulate</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="dumbwalking" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dumbwalking?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">dumbwalking</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="flâneur" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flaneur?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">flâneur</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="gently" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gently?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">gently</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="mincing" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mincing?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">mincing</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="mincingly" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mincingly?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">mincingly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="mooch" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mooch?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">mooch</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="mosey" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mosey?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">mosey</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pad" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pad?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">pad</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="paseo" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paseo?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">paseo</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="plod" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plod?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">plod</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="potter" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potter?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">potter</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="promenade" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/promenade?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">promenade</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stroll" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stroll?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stroll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stroller" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stroller?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stroller</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tippy" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tippy?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tippy</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tiptoe" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tiptoe?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tiptoe</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="wander" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wander?topic=moving-gently-on-foot "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">wander</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/moving-on-foot/moving-gently-on-foot/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to process in the topic Moving gently on foot">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script> </div> </div><div class="xref related_word hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Related word</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/processing" title="meaning of processing" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">processing</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>process</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cacd" data-tab="ds-cacd" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>process</b> | American Dictionary</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">process</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio7" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/e/eus/eus73/eus73724.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/eus/eus73/eus73724.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio7.load(); audio7.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈprɑs·es</span>, <span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈproʊ·ses</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00013967_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00013967_01', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/action" title="actions" rel="">actions</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/event" title="events" rel="">events</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/perform" title="performed" rel="">performed</a> to make something or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/achieve" title="achieve" rel="">achieve</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/result" title="result" rel="">result</a>, or a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="changes" rel="">changes</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happen" rel="">happen</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/naturally" title="naturally" rel="">naturally</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Completing his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/degree" title="degree" rel="">degree</a> at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/night" title="night" rel="">night</a> was a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long" title="long" rel="">long</a> process.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Graying <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hair" title="hair" rel="">hair</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aging" title="aging" rel="">aging</a> process.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">We are still <b>in the process of</b> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/redecorate" title="redecorating" rel="">redecorating</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/house" title="house" rel="">house</a> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/working" title="working" rel="">working</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decorate" title="decorate" rel="">decorate</a> it)</span>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00013967_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00013967_02', wotd: ' process ' } }), 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href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/remove" title="removing" rel="">removing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/asbestos" title="asbestos" rel="">asbestos</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-2"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">process</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio8" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/e/eus/eus73/eus73723.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/eus/eus73/eus73723.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 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aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deal" rel="">deal</a> with something <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accord" title="according" rel="">according</a> to a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> set of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/action" title="actions" rel="">actions</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/majesty" title="Your" rel="">Your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insurance" title="insurance" rel="">insurance</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/claim" title="claim" rel="">claim</a> will take about a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/month" title="month" rel="">month</a> to process.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00013967_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00013967_04', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">If a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computer" rel="">computer</a> processes <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>, it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/perform" title="performs" rel="">performs</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operations" title="operations" rel="">operations</a> on it.</div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00013967_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00013967_05', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">To process <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/food" title="food" rel="">food</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raw" title="raw" rel="">raw</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/material" title="materials" rel="">materials</a> is to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prepare" title="prepare" rel="">prepare</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="change" rel="">change</a>, or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treat" title="treat" rel="">treat</a> them as <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/industrial" title="industrial" rel="">industrial</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/operation" title="operation" rel="">operation</a>.</div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>process</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" 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wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/series" title="series" rel="">series</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/action" title="actions" rel="">actions</a> that are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needed" title="needed" rel="">needed</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/order" title="order" rel="">order</a> to do something or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/achieve" title="achieve" rel="">achieve</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/result" title="result" rel="">result</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Management <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recognize" title="recognizes" rel="">recognizes</a> it is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/important" title="important" rel="">important</a> to get the process <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/right" title="right" rel="">right</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/even" title="even" rel="">even</a> if it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/means" title="means" rel="">means</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/delay" title="delaying" rel="">delaying</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="project" rel="">project</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/start" title="start" rel="">start</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/date" title="date" rel="">date</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">consultation/decision-making/planning process</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/role" title="role" rel="">role</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/offer" title="offers" rel="">offers</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opportunity" title="opportunity" rel="">opportunity</a> to be a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of the company's decision-making process.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approval" title="approval" rel="">approval</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/evaluate" title="evaluation" rel="">evaluation</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inspection" title="inspection" rel="">inspection</a> process </strong></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/complete" title="complete" rel="">complete</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/finish" title="finish" rel="">finish</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/start" title="start" rel="">start</a> a process</strong></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">a <strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disciplinary" title="disciplinary" rel="">disciplinary</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hiring" title="hiring" rel="">hiring</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selection" title="selection" rel="">selection</a> process</strong></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improve" title="improve" rel="">improve</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/speed" title="speed" rel="">speed</a> up/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/streamline" title="streamline" rel="">streamline</a> a process</strong></span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00013601_02', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">PRODUCTION</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/method" title="method" rel="">method</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="producing" rel="">producing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/industry" title="industry" rel="">industry</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">an<strong class="cl"> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/industrial" title="industrial" rel="">industrial</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manufacturing" title="manufacturing" rel="">manufacturing</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a> process</strong></span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>be in the process of doing sth</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00013601_03', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' 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href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/response" title="response" rel="">response</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>in the process</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" 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href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happens" rel="">happens</a> as a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/result" title="result" rel="">result</a> of the first: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/clash" title="clash" rel="">clash</a> with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/main" title="main" rel="">main</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supplier" title="supplier" rel="">supplier</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/means" title="means" rel="">means</a> they won't be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/able" title="able" rel="">able</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/honour" title="honour" rel="">honour</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/contract" title="contracts" rel="">contracts</a> and will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lose" title="lose" rel="">lose</a> millions of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pound" title="pounds" rel="">pounds</a> in the process.</span></div> <div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/due-process" title="meaning of due process" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">due process</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/four-colour-process" title="meaning of four-colour process" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">four-colour process</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fprocess&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">process</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio11" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukp/ukpro/ukprobi013.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukp/ukpro/ukprobi013.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio11.load(); audio11.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈprəʊses</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio12" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/p/pro/proce/process.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/p/pro/proce/process.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio12.load(); audio12.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈprɑːses</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00013601_05', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">PRODUCTION</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="change" rel="">change</a> <span class="nondv-xref dnondv-xref"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raw" title="raw" rel="">raw</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/material" title="materials" rel="">materials</a></span>, for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/example" title="example" rel="">example</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add" title="adding" rel="">adding</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chemical" title="chemicals" rel="">chemicals</a> or other <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/substance" title="substances" rel="">substances</a> to them, as <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part" title="part" rel="">part</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/goods" title="goods" rel="">goods</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The two new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/oil" title="oil" rel="">oil</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/refinery" title="refineries" rel="">refineries</a> will be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/able" title="able" rel="">able</a> to process 250,000 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/barrel" title="barrels" rel="">barrels</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crude" title="crude" rel="">crude</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="day" rel="">day</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_06"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00013601_06', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deal" rel="">deal</a> with <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/document" title="documents" rel="">documents</a> in an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/official" title="official" rel="">official</a> way: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">process applications/claims/orders</span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/social-insurance-number" title="Insurance" rel="">Insurance</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/claim" title="claims" rel="">claims</a> may take up to 30 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="days" rel="">days</a> to process.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_3' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_3'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00013601_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00013601_07', wotd: ' process ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="domain ddomain">IT</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">if a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/computer" title="computer" rel="">computer</a> processes <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/data" title="data" rel="">data</a>, it uses a set of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/instructions" title="instructions" rel="">instructions</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/organize" title="organize" rel="">organize</a> it and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="produce" rel="">produce</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/particular" title="particular" rel="">particular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/result" title="result" rel="">result</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bug" title="bug" rel="">bug</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/system" title="system" rel="">system</a> was <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prevent" title="preventing" rel="">preventing</a> it from processing <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/digital" title="digital" rel="">digital</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/image" title="image" rel="">image</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/file" title="files" rel="">files</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>process</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Business English Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Business English Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="examples" data-tab="ds-examples" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_examples"></div> <div id="dataset-example" data-tab="ds-example" role="tabpanel"> <div class="c_h"> <h2 class="c_hh">Examples <span class="tcl">of </span><span class="tb tci">process</span></h2></div> <div class="lp-10"> <div class="h2 dhw dpos-h_hw lpt-5 lpb-10"> process </div> <div class="degs had lbt lb-cm"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Repeating this <em>process</em> with a sample group permits the efficient collection of a substantial data set concerning underlying preferences. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139858" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139858', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The <em>process</em> converges to a unique absorbing state in which all players cooperate. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139860" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139860', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> While associations are more visible, low-profile activity by individual business players has been geared towards influencing the policymaking <em>process</em> from within. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139862" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139862', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The learning processes in both the sagittal and frontal planes are carried out simultaneously. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139863" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139863', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> These solutions provide qualitative insight for the <em>process</em> of secondary oil recovery if the polymer concentration of liquid injected into the reservoir varies with time. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139864" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139864', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Considering the high grade of preservation, the mineral formation <em>process</em> was probably a relatively quick event. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139865" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139865', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Transplanted rice undergoes two more growth processes than does the directly seeded rice, nursery growth and transplanting shock. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139866" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139866', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> These two processes have not been adequately represented by rice growth simulation models. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139867" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139867', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> However, there is a sharp distinction between the mechanisms posited by repression and the processes thought to underlie ordinary forgetting. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139869" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139869', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> It is a multi-faceted <em>process</em> in that records will be linked by person, by place and by ordinary (or bishop). </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139870" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139870', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> They generalize the ordinary dynamical systems and stochastic processes. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139871" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139871', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Because instrumented code is (almost) ordinary source, it can be processed by the ordinary compiler. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139872" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139872', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> As a result, philosophical modernity assumes that human beings are merely a higher form of animal life resulting from a slow evolutionary <em>process</em>. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139873" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139873', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The location of sulci could nonetheless be determined by referring to the photographs taken during each stage of the flatmounting <em>process</em>. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139876" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139876', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The six papers that make up this issue have been selected purely on the basis of the formal refereeing <em>process</em>. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="10139877" data-dataset-id="10133295" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '10139877', dataset_id: '10133295' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10 break"> 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. </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="combinations" data-tab="ds-combinations" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_combinations"></div><div class="cpexamps"> <div class="cpexamps-head c_h"><h2 class="c_hh">Collocations <span class="tcl">with</span> <span class="tb tcl">process</span></h2></div><div class="lp-10"><h2 class="tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "> process </h2> <p class="tb">These are words often used in combination with <span class="ti">process</span>.</p><p>Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.</p><div class="cpexamps-body"><div class="cpegs degs had lbt lb-cm"><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/acceleration-process" class="hdib tb lmb-10">acceleration process</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">The standard dephasing limit and the electron <span class="em dem">acceleration</span> <span class="em dem">process</span> are briefly discussed.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="6169574" data-dataset-id="6169326" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '6169574', dataset_id: '6169326' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/accreditation-process" class="hdib tb lmb-10">accreditation process</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">The study population is distinctive in two respects : their participation in the <span class="em dem">accreditation</span> process and that they complete with a formal qualification.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="6169757" data-dataset-id="6169326" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '6169757', dataset_id: '6169326' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/adjudication-process" class="hdib tb lmb-10">adjudication process</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">They 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 <span class="em dem">adjudication</span> <span class="em dem">process</span>.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="6170163" data-dataset-id="6169326" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '6170163', dataset_id: '6169326' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="ex-opinion tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10"> 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. </div><div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/collocation/english/process" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-5">See all collocations with <span class="bold">process</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="lmt-10 hax"> <a href="/pronunciation/english/process" title="process pronunciation in English" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bh tc-w tb pr"> <span class="hdib w95">What is the pronunciation of <em>process</em>?</span> <i class="i i-angle-right iw tb pa pr0 pt0 lmt-5 lmr-20" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> </div> <div class="pr lcs bh">  <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations"></div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-m7-12 lp-20 lbb lbb0-m lbr-m lb-cn cdo-translations" id="translations"> <h2 class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w">Translations of <span class="tb">process</span></h2>  <div class="lmb-10"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Traditional) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hant"> 過程, 步驟, 變化過程… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Chinese (Traditional) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Simplified) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hans"> 过程, 步骤, 变化过程… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Chinese (Simplified) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Spanish </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="es"> procedimiento, proceso, tramitar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process Spanish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Portuguese </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pt"> processo, dar andamento a, processo [masculine]… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Portuguese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div amp-access="1=1"> <div class="lmb-5 pr"> <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations_down"></div> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateDictTrans"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "", "dataset_text": "in more languages" } </script> </amp-state> </template> <amp-accordion id="accordEntryTrans" disable-session-states> <section> <header class="pr bt ca_h lpt-0 lpb-0 lpl-0 lpr-0"> <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bw tc-bd tn fs14"> <span [text]="stateDictTrans.dataset_text">in more languages</span> <i class="i i-chevron-down il tn pa pr0 pt0 lpt-5 lpr-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </header> <div class="bw lp-10 lpl-10 lmt-5"> <div class="lpl-2"> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'in Marathi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Marathi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'in Japanese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Japanese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'in Turkish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Turkish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'in French' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in French </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'in Catalan' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Catalan </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'in Dutch' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Dutch </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'in Tamil' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Tamil </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'in Hindi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Hindi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'in Gujarati' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Gujarati </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'in Danish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Danish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'in Swedish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Swedish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'in Malay' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Malay </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'in German' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in German </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'in Norwegian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Norwegian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'in Urdu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Urdu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'in Ukrainian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Ukrainian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'in Russian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Russian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'in Telugu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Telugu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'in Arabic' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Arabic </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'in Bengali' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Bengali </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'in Czech' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Czech </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'in Indonesian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Indonesian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'in Thai' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Thai </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'in Vietnamese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Vietnamese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'in Polish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Polish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'in Korean' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Korean </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'in Italian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Italian </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> <div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-marathi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="mr"> कार्यप्रणाली, प्रक्रिया, इच्छित परिणामासाठी करायला लागणारी कृती मालिका.… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Marathi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-japanese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ja"> 過程, プロセス, 進行… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Japanese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-turkish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="tr"> işlem, yol, metod… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process Turkish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-french' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="fr"> processus [masculine], développer, traiter… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-french/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: French translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-catalan' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ca"> procés, tramitar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Catalan translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-dutch' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="nl"> proces, procédé, gebeuren… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-dutch/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Dutch translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-tamil' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ta"> ஒரு முடிவை அடைய நீங்கள் எடுக்கும் தொடர் நடவடிக்கைகள், இயற்கையாக நடக்கும் தொடர் மாற்றங்கள், ஆவணங்களை உத்தியோகபூர்வ வழியில் கையாள்வது… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Tamil translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-hindi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="hi"> (किसी परिणाम की अपेक्षा की क्रिया) प्रक्रिया, प्राकृतिक रूप से होने वाले बदलावों की श्रृंखला, प्रक्रिया… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Hindi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-gujarati' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="gu"> પ્રક્રિયા, કુદરતી રીતે થતા ફેરફારોની શ્રેણી, સત્તાવાર રીતે દસ્તાવેજોનો નિકાલ /વ્યવહાર કરવા… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Gujarati translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-danish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="da"> metode, forløb, -forløb… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Danish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-swedish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="sv"> process, metod, procedur… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Swedish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-malaysian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ms"> proses, memproses… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Malay translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-german' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="de"> das Verfahren, der Prozess, der Vorgang… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-german/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: German translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-norwegian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="no"> prosess [masculine], behandle, prosessere… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Norwegian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-urdu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ur"> کارروائی, پیش قدمی, پیش رفت… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Urdu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-ukrainian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="uk"> процес, обробляти… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Ukrainian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-russian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ru"> процесс, подвергать обработке, оформлять… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-russian/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Russian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-telugu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="te"> ప్రక్రియ, సాధరణంగా జరిగే మార్పుల శ్రేణి, ప్రాసెస్… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-telugu/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Telugu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-arabic' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ar"> عَمَلِيّة, سِلْسِلة مِن التَّغيُّرات, يُعامِل… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-arabic/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Arabic translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-bengali' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="bn"> প্রক্রিয়া, পদ্ধতি, প্রক্রিয়া… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-bengali/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Bengali translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-czech' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="cs"> postup, proces, operace… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-czech/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Czech translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-indonesian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="id"> proses, memroses… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-indonesian/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Indonesian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-thai' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="th"> กระบวนการ, การพัฒนาต่อเนื่อง, วิธีการ… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Thai translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-vietnamese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="vi"> quá trình, quy trình, xử lý… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Vietnamese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-polish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pl"> proces, przetwarzać, proces produkcyjny… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Polish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-korean' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ko"> 절차, 과정, 처리… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/process" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="process: Korean translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-italian' ? 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'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.recent ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#preferredDictionaries}} <span class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: '{{dataCode}}', dataset_text: '{{name}}', dataset_search: 'Search {{name}}', isbilang: false} }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to {{name}}" tabindex="0"> {{name}} </span> {{/preferredDictionaries}} </template> </div> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { def: ! stateSidebarDict.def } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Definitions</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/diccionario/ingles/process" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/pt/dicionario/ingles/process" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD/process" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/process" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/da/ordbog/engelsk/process" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/de/worterbuch/englisch/process" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/process" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/dizionario/inglese/process" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/nl/woordenboek/engels/process" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/no/ordbok/engelsk/process" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/pl/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ru/%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9/process" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/tr/s%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk/ingilizce/process" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/vi/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/sv/ordbok/engelska/process" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/uk/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> <a href="/ja/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/process" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/gu/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/bn/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/dictionary/english/process" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/process" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarContentNav" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cm-fc lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarContentNav.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Contents </div> <div id="navigation" class="dtoc"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarContentNav"><script type="application/json"> { "cald4": true ,"cald4_Verb": true , "cacd": false ,"cbed": false ,"cbed_Noun": false , "examples": false ,"combinations": false , "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script></amp-state><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14 lmb-0 lbb lb-cm order-container"><li class="lbb lb-cm order-firstItem" data-dataset="cald4"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] } })"> English <i class=" i-minus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cald4-1"><span class="ti tb">Noun</span></a></div></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" lpl-20 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Verb" data-key-current="cald4_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-1" title="process meaning "><span class="hw">process</span> <span class="alt gw">(DEAL WITH)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-2" title="process meaning "><span class="hw">process</span> <span class="alt gw">(WALK)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cacd"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] } })"> American <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cacd-1"><span class="ti tb">Noun</span></a></div></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cacd-2"><span class="ti tb">Verb</span></a></div></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cbed"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] } })"> Business <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Verb" data-key-current="cbed_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1" title="process meaning "><span class="hw">process</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-3" title="be in the process of doing sth meaning "><span class="hw">be in the process of doing sth</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-4" title="in the process meaning "><span class="hw">in the process</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cbed-2"><span class="ti tb">Verb</span></a></div></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_examples"> Examples </a></li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_combinations"> Collocations </a></li></ul> </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14"> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="#dataset_translations" class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Translations </a> </li> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Grammar <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li class="lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> All translations <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "english", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>process</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>process</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarEntryTellUs"> <script type="application/json"> { "example_id": "", "dataset_id": "", "success": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarEntryTellUs" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap: sidebarEntryTellUs.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lpr-25 lmb-25"> Tell us about this example sentence: </div> <form class="" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? 'hdn' : ''" id="formTellUs" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/putunga/report" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="dataset" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> <form class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? '' : 'hdn'" id="formTellUsDefinition" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/rate" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="rate" [value]="-1" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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