process

pro-cess · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end.

  2. 2.

    A natural series of changes or events.

  3. 3.

    A systematic series of operations performed to produce something.

  4. 4.

    (Law) A summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court.

  5. 5.

    Perform a series of operations on data or materials.

  6. 6.

    Treat food using a particular method.

  7. 7.

    Deal with using an official procedure.

Forms

plural: processes

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in the process — While doing something.
  • •
    due process — Fair treatment through the legal system.
  • •
    process of elimination — Systematic ruling out of possibilities.
  • •
    in process — Being worked on or dealt with.
  • •
    thought process — The way someone thinks about something.

Related words

See also: method, procedure, progress, system
Synonyms: course, method, operation, procedure

Etymology

From Old French proces, from Latin processus ("a going forward, advance, progress"), past participle of procedere ("to go forward"), from pro ("forward") + cedere ("to go").