How to pronounce operate

Say it like this: /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈɑpəɹeɪt/

What does operate mean?

verbTo perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

“Could someone explain how this meeting operates?”

To produce an effect.

To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.

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