Definitions for process
ˈprɒs ɛs; esp. Brit. ˈproʊ sɛs; ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, -ə sɪz, -əˌsiz; esp. Brit. ˈppro·cess

Princeton's WordNet(3.88 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. procedure, process(noun)

   a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

   "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

2. process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation(noun)

   (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

   "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"

3. summons, process(noun)

   a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

4. process, unconscious process(noun)

   a mental process that you are not directly aware of

   "the process of denial"

5. process, outgrowth, appendage(noun)

   a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

   "a bony process"

6. process, physical process(verb)

   a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

   "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"

7. process, treat(verb)

   subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

   "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

8. process(verb)

   deal with in a routine way

   "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"

9. process(verb)

   perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information

   "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"

10. action, sue, litigate, process(verb)

    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

    "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

11. march, process(verb)

    march in a procession

    "They processed into the dining room"

12. work, work on, process(verb)

    shape, form, or improve a material

    "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

13. serve, process, swear out(verb)

    deliver a warrant or summons to someone

    "He was processed by the sheriff"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. process(Verb)

   To walk in a procession.

Origin: From procés, from processus, past participle of procedo

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Process(noun)

   the act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance

2. Process(noun)

   a series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature

3. Process(noun)

   a statement of events; a narrative

4. Process(noun)

   any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis

5. Process(noun)

   the whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic term for writs of the class called judicial

Origin: [F. procs, L. processus. See Proceed.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Process

   pros′es, or prō-, n. a gradual progress: manner of acting or happening: operation: the whole proceedings in an action or prosecution: series of measures: a projection on a bone or plant (also Proces′sus): the same as photo-process, the reproduction as a drawing, &c., by any mechanical (esp. photographic) process: (Shak.) a narrative, account.—v.t. to proceed against by legal process: to produce a reproduction of a drawing as above.—n. Proc′ess-serv′er (Shak.), a bailiff. [Fr. procès—L. processus.]

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1. process

   The process symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the process symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'process' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #411

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'process' in Written Corpus Frequency: #987

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'process' in Nouns Frequency: #103

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'process' in Verbs Frequency: #618

Anagrams for process »

1. Corpses

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of process in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of process in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of process in a Sentence

1. Tiger Woods:

   It's been a process.

2. Jeffrey Smith:

   We are in the process.

3. William Porter:

   The process is ongoing.

4. Joe Manchin:

   We have a process here.

5. Walter Shaub:

   There's nothing to process.

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