noun

process

PROH-sehs

noun

A series of steps or actions that lead to a particular result.

"Learning a language is a slow process."

"The hiring process took several weeks."

In computing, a running instance of a program.

"The task manager showed dozens of background processes."

verb

To handle or work through something according to a set method, including data or information.

"It takes a few days to process a refund."

"The software processes thousands of transactions per second."

How to Use Process

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA sequence of steps toward an outcome, or to work through something step by step.

Common pairings

ongoing process process an order thought process process data

processed past tense, processed past tense, processes plural, processes singular, processes singular

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From Old French procés, "journey, course," from Latin prōcessus, "advance, progress," from prōcēdō, "to go forward."