- procedure
- nounADJECTIVE▪ complex, complicated▪ simple, straightforward▪ common, correct, normal, proper, recommended, standard, usual▪
There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.
▪ agreed (esp. BrE), established, routine▪ formal▪a formal procedure such as an audit
▪ strict▪the strict legal procedures for adoption
▪ alternative, experimental, new▪ sampling, testing▪the use of animals in experimental procedures
▪ necessary▪ special▪ administrative, appeal (esp. BrE), appeals (esp. AmE), application, assessment, complaints (esp. BrE), court, criminal, disciplinary, emergency, evacuation, grievance (esp. BrE), operating, parliamentary, safety, scientific, security, selection, voting▪ legal, medical▪ cosmetic, diagnostic, non-invasive, non-surgical, screening, surgical▪the most popular cosmetic procedure in the nation
▪a minor surgical procedure
▪ invasive▪invasive surgical procedures
▪ abortion, biopsy, sterilization, transplant, etc.VERB + PROCEDURE▪ adopt, apply, carry out, conduct, employ, follow, implement, use▪All animal procedures were conducted in accordance with the recommendations.
▪Did you follow the emergency procedure when you heard the alarm?
▪ recommend▪This procedure is usually recommended only for children.
▪ approve▪ perform▪He could no longer perform delicate procedures such as angioplasty.
▪ complete▪The pilots completed the emergency procedures.
▪ review▪Banks began to review their credit procedures.
▪ repeat▪ undergo▪Women who undergo the procedure may be unable to breastfeed.
▪ establish▪A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
▪ standardize▪An attempt was made to standardize the procedure.
▪ simplify▪ describe, outlinePREPOSITION▪ under a/the procedure▪under a procedure established by legislation
▪ procedure for▪the correct procedure for hiring staff
Collocations dictionary. 2013.