- process
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ gradual, lengthy, long, slow, time-consuming▪ constant, continuous, ongoing▪ complex, complicated▪ arduous, difficult, gruelling/grueling, laborious, painstaking▪
a painstaking process of trial and error
▪ natural▪ normal▪The bylaws are amended through the normal processes.
▪ formal▪The company doesn't have a formal complaints process.
▪ due▪the due process of law
▪ painful▪Removing the splinters from the wound was a long and painful process.
▪ tedious▪the tedious process of creating receipts and invoices
▪ consultation, consultative, decision-making, management, planning▪ nomination, voting▪ registration▪As part of the registration process, the applicant will report certain information.
▪ collaborative▪Design is a collaborative process.
▪ cognitive, creative, design, learning, mental, thought▪Teachers are trained to stimulate the child's cognitive processes.
▪I was beginning to understand his thought processes.
▪ assessment, selection, testing▪ review▪the long review process for his application
▪ democratic, electoral, political▪Churches are taking a key role in the democratic process.
▪ chemical, industrial, manufacturing, production▪ ageing/aging, biological, developmental, evolutionary, grieving, healing, physical, thinking▪Students use thinking processes and skills to gain a knowledge of history.
▪ judicial, legal, legislative▪ approval, screening, vetting▪They all have to go through a vetting process.
▪ bidding▪the bidding process for media rights
▪ editorial▪ peace▪a stalemate in the peace process
▪ historical, social▪ three-step, two-step, etc.▪A two-step process was used to test this hypothesis.
VERB + PROCESS▪ go through, undergo▪Each time we have to go through the whole decision-making process again.
▪ accelerate, drive, expedite, hasten, speed up, stimulate▪Excessive exposure to sunlight speeds up the ageing/aging process of the skin.
▪ slow, slow down▪Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the process.
▪ disrupt▪Protests disrupted the electoral process in the southern region.
▪ begin, initiate, start▪She began the long process of clearing up all the reports.
▪ complete▪The entire process was completed in less than 24 hours.
▪ repeat▪ reverse▪places where the process of urbanization is being reversed
▪ simplify, streamline▪e-commerce solutions to streamline the process
▪ facilitate▪The Web facilitates an interactive process of learning.
▪ oversee▪ affect, influence▪ control, guide, regulate▪calls for the law to regulate the warrant process effectively
▪ automate▪Most of the process is automated.
PROCESS + VERB▪ occur, take place, unfold▪The selection process takes place over a period of two weeks.
▪ begin, start▪ continue▪ evolve▪Any design process evolves over time as new information surfaces.
▪ culminate, result in sth▪The process will culminate in December 2010.
▪ call for sth, require sth▪These processes require careful scheduling.
▪ work▪Here's how the process works in Finland.
PREPOSITION▪ process for▪a legal process for dealing with defrauders
▪ process of▪the process of change
PHRASES▪ (a) part of the process▪This is part of the process by which musical works are created.
▪ a process of elimination▪I will prove this to you by a process of elimination.
▪ a stage in the process, a stage of the process{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ efficiently▪ specially▪tobacco specially processed to reduce nicotine
▪ correctly, properly▪properly processed black-and-white photographs
▪ fully▪It was a second later when I fully processed what he had said.
▪ quickly▪ slowly▪My brain slowly processed the fact that I was free to leave.
▪ automatically▪ digitally▪The image is processed digitally by computer software.
▪ routinelyPREPOSITION▪ by▪This information is processed by the computer.
▪ for▪The plant is then processed for dye.
▪ into▪The berries are processed into juice or sauce.
PHRASES▪ highly processed▪highly processed foods
Process is used with these nouns as the object: ↑application, ↑data, ↑film, ↑fuel, ↑image, ↑information, ↑input, ↑instruction, ↑ore, ↑paperwork, ↑text, ↑transaction, ↑waste
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
