Process Things I Time Entire Part Process1 Noun

• the consultation/planning process
• each time we have to go through the whole decision-making process again.
• repeat this process until the entire area is tiled.
• i'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.

process1

1. a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result
• SEE ALSO peace process
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/peace-process
• the consultation/planning process
• Each time we have to go through the whole decision-making process again.
• Repeat this process until the entire area is tiled.
• I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
• Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him.
• mental/cognitive/thought processes
• They began the difficult process of reforming the education system.
• The company has introduced a new process for handling complaints.
• Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination.
• We're in the process of selling our house.
• I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was doing it).

Extra Examples

• Any design process evolves over time as new information surfaces.
• As part of the registration process, the applicant will report certain information.
• Churches are taking a key role in the democratic process.
• Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the process.
• I was beginning to understand his thought processes.
• Protests disrupted the electoral process in the southern region.
• Students use thinking processes and skills to gain a knowledge of history.
• The company doesn't have a formal complaints process.
• The entire process was completed in less than 24 hours.
• The selection process takes place over a period of two weeks.
• These processes require careful scheduling.
• They all have to go through a vetting process.
• This is part of the process by which musical works are created.
• a legal process for dealing with defrauders
• a painstaking process of trial and error
• a stalemate in the peace process
• places where the process of urbanization is being reversed
• the bidding process for media rights
• the long review process for his application
• the tedious process of creating receipts and invoices
• It's a simple process, but it can take some time.
• This was a complex process involving four or more steps.
2. a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes
• It's a normal part of the learning process.
• The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process.
• During the ageing process, the rum acquires a golden colour.
• Everything is in a process of change.
3. a method of doing or making something, especially one that is used in industry
• SEE ALSO four-colour process
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/four-colour-process
• manufacturing processes
• She is involved in the production process from start to finish.
• a new process for rustproofing car bodies

Extra Examples

• Most of the process is automated.
• His job is to develop new products and processes.
• The process was invented in the 19th century.
• They are made using the most advanced manufacturing processes.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th cent.