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operates

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɑpɝˌeɪts// UK //ˈɒpəɹˌeɪts// op·er·ates

v. to work, function, or control a machine. You use this when describing how a business runs or how a piece of equipment performs its job.

v. to function in a specified manner or to control the functioning of a machine or system. Often used to describe the internal logic of a process or the management of a commercial enterprise.


SIMPLE

The new machine operates much more quietly than the old one.

CONTEXTUAL

The multinational corporation operates in over fifty countries and employs thousands of local staff members.

COMPLEX

While the software operates efficiently under normal conditions, it may experience significant latency when processing large datasets across a distributed network.

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The verb can be used both transitively (to operate a vehicle) and intransitively (the machine operates well).

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