process

pro|cess¹ W1S2 [ˈprəuses US ˈpra:-] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: proces, from Latin processus, from procedere; PROCEED]

1.) a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result

▪ the Israeli-Egyptian peace process

▪ Repetition can help the learning process.

process of

▪ the process of economic change

slow/lengthy/laborious etc process

▪ Getting fit again has been a long slow process.

▪ the mental processes involved in decision-making

2.) a series of things that happen naturally and result in gradual change

process of

▪ the natural process of evolution

▪ Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change.

▪ the digestive process

3.) be in the process of (doing) sth

to have started doing something and not yet be finished

▪ The company is in the process of moving to new offices.

4.) be in process

if something is in process, it is happening now

▪ There was an armed revolt in process.

5.) in the process

while you are doing something or something is happening

▪ I spilt the coffee, burning myself in the process.

6.) process of elimination

a way of finding the right answer, the truth etc by gradually deciding that none of the other answers etc are possible

by (a) process of elimination

▪ I solved the problem by a process of elimination.

7.) a method of making or producing goods

▪ the car production process

▪ Recycling is an industrial process.

→↑due process

process ²

process² v [T]

1.) to make food, materials, or goods ready to be used or sold, for example by preserving or improving them in some way

▪ Goats' cheese may be processed in many ways.

▪ Two million workers are employed processing goods for electronic firms.

2.) to deal with an official document, request etc in the usual way

process an application/claim/transaction etc

▪ All university applications are processed through this system.

3.) to deal with information using a computer

▪ The new network will enable data to be processed more speedily.

4.) to print a picture from a photographic film

→↑data processing, ↑word processor

process ³

pro|cess³ [prəˈses] v [I always + adverb/preposition]

formal to walk or move along in a very slow and serious way, especially as part of a group