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How to use 'process'

Learn how to use 'process'.

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Tom

I’m going to show you some different examples of how we can use the word process.

As a noun, a process describes a set of actions which we do in order to achieve a result.

The process of making tea is quick. There are three steps.

We take tea, add boiling water, and leave it for a short time.

We can add other nouns to process to give more information about a particular procedure. For example:

The production process of popular films can take years.

The healing process for a broken arm is long and painful.

We can also use process as a verb. This focuses on the actions that we do as part of a procedure.

It takes six weeks to process passport applications.

Remember: All of these examples relate to procedure.

 

Process

Process can be used as a noun to describes a set of actions which we do in order to achieve a result.

  • The process of making tea is quick. There are three steps. We take tea, add boiling water, and leave it for a short time.
  • The process of interviewing new candidates can take around 6 weeks.

To talk about specific processes, we can add other words in front of the noun process.

  • The production process of popular films can take years.

  • The healing process for a broken arm is long and painful.

Process can also be used as a verb. This focuses on the actions that we do as part of a procedure.

  • It takes six weeks to process passport applications.
  • We've processed your documents and now you need to wait.

 

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