Meaning & Definition of Process in English

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"

2. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

• An operation that affects mental contents

• "The process of thinking"

• "The cognitive operation of remembering"

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

4. A mental process that you are not directly aware of

• "The process of denial"

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

• "A bony process"

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"

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"

2. Deal with in a routine way

• "I'll handle that one"

• "Process a loan"

• "Process the applicants"

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"

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"

5. March in a procession

• "They processed into the dining room"

6. Shape, form, or improve a material

• "Work stone into tools"

• "Process iron"

• "Work the metal"

7. Deliver a warrant or summons to someone

• "He was processed by the sheriff"