operate

[US]/ˈɒpəreɪt/
[UK]/ˈɑːpəreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. function; perform surgery; take effect
vt. manipulate; manage; perform surgery on; cause

Phrases & Collocations

operate a machine

operate a business

operate a vehicle

easy to operate

operate on

operate mode

Example Sentences

operate on diesel oil

operate on one's mind

operate a patient on the head

they operate behind a shroud of secrecy.

operate on interior lines

operate a sewing machine.

The medicine will quickly operate on such patients.

this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit.

a shortage of workers to operate new machines.

The motor operates smoothly.

a drug that operates quickly.

operate factories and mines

The new law doesn't operate in our favour.

He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries.

The doctor decided to operate at once.

This radar is operated by an electronic pulse.

Real-world Examples

This will transform how devices operate within cities.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

So tell me, how did your crew operate?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Even grocery stores can only operate at half capacity.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

I need your permission to operate independently.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

This vehicle requires no license to operate.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

One said a paedophile ring had been operating.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

The project operates across several major astronomical observatories.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

And a lot of those are not operating…

Source: VOA Special February 2021 Collection

It was a monotonous life, operating with machine-like regularity.

Source: The Call of the Wild

They say that they've operated eight times already.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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