Process | Mean of process in English Dictionary

/ˈprɑːˌsɛs/

• Noun
• a series of actions that produce something or that lead to a particular result
1. costly manufacturing processes
2. How does the election process work?
3. Learning a foreign language can be a long/slow/difficult process.
4. We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.
5. She figured out who he was by the process of elimination. [=by considering and rejecting each possible choice until only one was left]
• a series of changes that happen naturally
1. the process of growth
2. the aging process
3. Breathing and the circulation of blood are life processes.
• something that sticks out of something else
1. a bony process on the foot

• being worked on or done
1. The book is still in process.
• while doing something
1. He scored the goal but was injured in the process.
• Verb
• to change (something) from one form into another by preparing, handling, or treating it in a special way
1. Food is often processed before it is packaged and sold.
2. He brought the film to be processed. [=developed]
3. The sewage plant processes waste.
• to deal with (something, such as an official document or request) by using a particular method or system
1. Her job includes processing insurance claims.
2. Your application will be processed in 5 to 10 business days.
• to take in and use (information)
1. Computers process data.
2. The brain processes the information that is taken in by our senses.
3. It took me a minute to process [=understand] what he was saying.