operating

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(op′ə rā′ting)

From the verb operate: (⇒ conjugate)
operating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "operating"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "operating" in context.

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operating

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n as adj
  1. the operating [manual, instructions, guide, booklet]
  2. an operating [manual] in [English, German, French, many languages]
  3. [comes with, have lost, can't find] the operating manual
  4. an operating [income, turnover, profit, budget] (of)
  5. [reduce, cut back on, streamline] operating costs
  6. [increased, reduced, lower] operating costs
  7. [update, install, run] an operating system
  8. [develop, release, work on] a new operating system
  9. [booked, filed, reported] by the operating officer
  10. on the operating table
  11. in the operating room
  12. in the operating theater
'operating' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advisable - careful - chief - factory - frequency - income - installation - kernel - lever - machine - mainly - manual - native - open - overall - peak - privilege - profit - scrub - secret - skeleton - slack - switchboard - system - theatre - turnover

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