Meaning & Definition of Process in English
Process
noun
1. 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"
- procedure,
- process
2. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
- An operation that affects mental contents
- "The process of thinking"
- "The cognitive operation of remembering"
- process,
- cognitive process,
- mental process,
- operation,
- cognitive operation
3. 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
- summons,
- process
4. A mental process that you are not directly aware of
- "The process of denial"
- process,
- unconscious process
5. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- "A bony process"
- process,
- outgrowth,
- appendage
6. 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"
- process,
- physical process
verb
1. 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"
- process,
- treat
2. Deal with in a routine way
- "I'll handle that one"
- "Process a loan"
- "Process the applicants"
- process
3. 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"
- process
4. Institute legal proceedings against
- File a suit against
- "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
- "She actioned the company for discrimination"
- action,
- sue,
- litigate,
- process
5. March in a procession
- "They processed into the dining room"
- march,
- process
6. Shape, form, or improve a material
- "Work stone into tools"
- "Process iron"
- "Work the metal"
- work,
- work on,
- process
7. Deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- "He was processed by the sheriff"
- serve,
- process,
- swear out