operate

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Pronunciation

/ˈɒpəreɪt/(OP-uh-rayt)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

运行;操作(使机器或系统运转;以特定方式行事)

Definition

To be in action or use; to control or manage a machine, system, or business; to perform surgery.

Word family

  • operation/ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/(n)运作;手术
  • operational/ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl/(adj)运营的
  • operator/ˈɒpəreɪtə/(n)操作员;运营商

Collocations

  • operate at scale
  • operate within
  • operate a system
  • fully operational
  • operate under constraints
  • day-to-day operations

Examples

  1. 1.The organisation operates across twelve countries, each with its own regulatory environment and cultural context.
  2. 2.The new system will be fully operational by the end of the second quarter, assuming testing goes to plan.

Synonyms

  • function/ˈfʌŋkʃən/work as expected
  • run/rʌn/manage or work
  • manage/ˈmænɪdʒ/be in charge of

Etymology

from Latin "operari" = to work, from "opus" (work)