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{ "term": "operate", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "operate", "heSheIt": "operates" }, "pastSimple": "operated", "pastParticiple": "operated", "ingForm": "operating" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to work in a particular way", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "labels": "(figurative)(figurative)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Most domestic freezers operate at below −18°C." }, { "text": "Solar panels can only operate in sunlight." }, { "text": "Some people can only operate well under pressure." }, { "text": "The equipment was not operating properly." }, { "text": "The machine can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power." }, { "text": "Room air conditioners must be installed on a flat surface in order to operate efficiently." }, { "text": "If hydraulic pressure is lost then a fail safe mechanism operates on the flywheels." }, { "text": "Heating and cooling systems will operate only between the peak work hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m." }, { "text": "The steel belts required lubricants to operate smoothly." }, { "text": "We do safety checks, making sure the metal detector is operating correctly." }, { "text": "When the system is operating, the output is 4 kilowatts of cold or 5.3 kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of electricity." }, { "text": "People learn best when they're operating in a less competitive mode." }, { "text": "Teachers should not operate on the assumption that all children have access to the internet at home." }, { "text": "Workplace conflict hampers an organization's ability to operate effectively." } ], "synonyms": "function" }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to use or control a machine or make it work", "sensetop": "operate something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "What skills are needed to operate this machinery?" }, { "text": "They use a **remotely operated** camera." }, { "text": "The doors can be **manually operated** in the event of fire." }, { "text": "The machinery is easy to operate." }, { "text": "Do not operate heavy machinery while taking this medication." }, { "text": "A licensed driver is permitted by society to operate a vehicle." }, { "text": "The front windows are electrically operated." }, { "text": "An experienced pilot was operating the aircraft." }, { "text": "21st century lifeboat crews learn to operate hi-tech equipment." }, { "text": "The teacher operates the camera and attempts to follow the students' storyboards." }, { "text": "The animals can be trained to operate levers and push buttons in response to flashing lights." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["effectively", "efficiently", "reliably"], "verb + operate": ["be designed to", "be easy to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to manage a business, organization or service", "sensetop": "operate something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The airline currently **operates flights** to 25 countries." }, { "text": "By last year, the chain was operating 388 stores in 47 states." }, { "text": "He started and **operated a** successful technology **business**." }, { "text": "The company **operates** public transport **services** across the world." }, { "text": "He won one of three licenses to operate casinos in Macau." }, { "text": "They operate 32 marketing teams across the country." }, { "text": "The grill chain operates six restaurants in the Miami area." }, { "text": "Some plants operate their own testing facilities." }, { "text": "The company operates a global network of servers." }, { "text": "Telecom Namibia operates the only public network in Namibia." }, { "text": "The laboratory is still owned by the government but is now commercially operated." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to work, especially in a particular way or from a particular place", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A new late-night service is now operating." }, { "text": "They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh." }, { "text": "Retailers operate in a fast-paced environment." }, { "text": "The business operates on a cooperative basis." }, { "text": "We **operate independently** from our sister companies." }, { "text": "Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city." }, { "text": "Foreign businesses must wait about five months to get a license to operate." }, { "text": "A shuttle bus service will operate to and from the showground." }, { "text": "There are many factors that might affect a firm seeking to operate in a new market." }, { "text": "Our members operate in areas including marketing, financial services, healthcare and housing." }, { "text": "The goal of the plant is to operate in a just-in-time manner." }, { "text": "Local authorities operate within a wider political system." }, { "text": "The production operated within the ethical constraints imposed by the television network." }, { "text": "The government does not operate according to fixed rules." }, { "text": "The industry operates under rigid guidelines." }, { "text": "At that time, the United States operated under the Meat Import Law of 1964." }, { "text": "Their household operates on a tight budget." }, { "text": "The hospital was operating normally." }, { "text": "The internet harbours pharmacies that operate illegally." }, { "text": "In wartime, markets do not operate freely." }, { "text": "These wells have been operating safely for many years." }, { "text": "Market conditions no longer allowed the company to operate profitably." }, { "text": "We operate as an advisory service for schools." }, { "text": "It will continue to operate as a separate company with its own sales and marketing team." }, { "text": "Multiple similar companies already operate in the same area." }, { "text": "His clinic operated out of Juarez in Mexico." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to be used or working; to use something or make it work", "sensetop": "operate something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The regulation operates in favour of married couples." }, { "text": "He believes that sinister **forces are operating**." }, { "text": "France **operates a system** of subsidized loans to dairy farmers.", "contextForm": "operate something" }, { "text": "In Germany, the recycling scheme has been operating for several years." }, { "text": "A waiting list system will operate." }, { "text": "circumstances in which natural selection is operating" }, { "text": "It has become apparent from the study of these cells there may be more than one mechanism operating." }, { "text": "These people do not understand how the scientific process operates." }, { "text": "Consumer law operates on a case-by-case basis." }, { "text": "This system operates on the principle that lighter soils require less pesticide than darker soils." }, { "text": "Standardize procedures to ensure the system operates efficiently." }, { "text": "We like to believe that our legal system operates with scrupulous fairness." }, { "text": "These people have no understanding of how the system operates, nor access to those who do." }, { "text": "As described by Freud, the emotions of love and hate operate in a similar manner." }, { "text": "Great works of art operate on many levels and can be interpreted in many different ways." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to cut open somebody’s body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged", "sensetop": "operate on somebody/something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Surgeons operated last night." }, { "text": "We will have to operate on his eyes.", "contextForm": "operate on somebody/something" }, { "text": "She was operated on the next day." }, { "text": "Doctors operated for seven hours, amputating his right arm." }, { "text": "It may be necessary to operate." }, { "text": "Surgeons often operate during the night, and often after disturbed sleep." }, { "text": "The surgeon operates to obtain tissue for histological examination." }, { "text": "Doctors operated on her wrists." }, { "text": "She died in hospital as surgeons operated on her." }, { "text": "He was admitted to hospital and his foot was operated on." }, { "text": "Surgeons operated on him for two hours to remove the blade." }, { "text": "He will be operated on next week to have his colon removed." } ], "topics": ["Healthcare"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to be involved in military activities in a place", "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "Troops are operating from bases in the north." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɒpəreɪt/", "audio": "op/operate/operate__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɒpəreɪts/", "audio": "op/operate/operates__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/", "audio": "op/operate/operated__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "op/operate/operating__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːpəreɪt/", "audio": "op/operate/operate__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːpəreɪts/", "audio": "op/operate/operates__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/", "audio": "op/operate/operated__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "op/operate/operating__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’." }