How to pronounce process

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

American/ˈpɹɑ.sɛs/
British/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/

What does process mean?

nounA series of events leading to a result or product.

“This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.”

The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.

A path or succession of states through which a system passes.

verbTo perform a particular process on a thing.

To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.

“We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.”

To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.

“I didn't know she had a criminal record. That will take me a while to process.”

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