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# process

«process» in Mova's school dictionary: **a series of steps or changes that happen one after…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a process, processes); verb (process, processes, processed, processing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A process is a series of steps or changes that happen one after another to reach a result. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#m1)

2) To process something means to deal with it or change it in steps, like processing food or information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#m2)

3) To process feelings or news means to understand them slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#m3)

4) «In the process of» means while doing something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Science: natural processes like the water cycle, digestion, photosynthesis, rusting and erosion. Maths: a process can be a method of steps, such as long division. Computers process data. Everyday life: processed food has been changed in a factory; learning to ride a bike is a process. Phrases: in the process of, step-by-step process, the process of elimination, processed food.

### examples

- Evaporation is part of the water cycle process. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x1)
- Learning to read is a long process. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x2)
- We are in the process of moving house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x3)
- The computer is processing your request. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x4)
- Processed food often has lots of salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x5)
- Digestion is the process of breaking down food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x6)
- Use the process of elimination to find the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x7)
- It took her a while to process the sad news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x8)
- The result is the same as before, and the process is repeated every night for a whole month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/#x9)

### note

Plural: processes. Noun stress: PRO-cess; there is also a different verb «pro-CESS» (to walk in a procession), which is rare. In maths word problems, «describe the process» means explain the steps you used.

### In the corpora

- [A divorce can feel sad and also a relief, because a long, hard process is over.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/15-when-parents-separate/12/)
- ["Processed" means farm animals were slaughtered for meat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/12/)
- [When water or wind slows down, it drops what it carries, a process called deposition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/52-weathering-and-erosion/15/)
- [Waves hitting a beach at an angle move sand along the coast, a process called longshore drift.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/55-coasts-and-caves/10/)
- [Plants make their own food in a process called photosynthesis, which means "putting together with light".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/22-photosynthesis/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «process» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.