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operation ( Noun)
UK /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
Plural
operations
1-
B1
Replacing a part in a body that damages other parts
-> The doctor named the day to take his patience under operation.
-> Even a surgical operation will not work to heal his broken arm.
-> To prevent the spread of the tumor cell, she needs to undergo an operation.
Synonym
surgery
2-
C1
One person organizing an event for others
-> A simulated military operation before the real one can be very helpful.
-> The synchronous operation with the partner company accelerated the process.
3-
C1
a firm or corporation, generally person with several components
-> It is much easier for big companies to set up new operations in other cities.
-> Our company entered into a partnership with this operation.
4-
C1
the job or effort carried out in a corporation, or in a particular market or organization
-> The company is looking for new ways to improve the effectiveness of its operations.
-> The firm launched a new operation to make sales abroad.
Synonym
action, working
Opposite
cessation
5-
C1
an action carried out by a device, particularly a computer
-> We are trying to develop a system that even uninformed people can use to carry out some operations simply by knowing its ABCs.
-> The operation went wrong, and everything that had been planned failed.
Synonym
working, movement, action
Opposite
cessation, inactivity
6-
C1
the act of having anything operate; the method that pieces of a device or system function together
-> The operation of motors dissipates heat around them.
-> After the air conditioner's operation, a strong odor pervaded the whole room.
-> Until the last operation, nothing was wrong with the machine.
Synonym
working, movement, action
Opposite
cessation,inactivity
7-
C1
The state of becoming employed, operational, or going to have an impact; the activity of operating
-> The government is on the lookout for a suitable opportunity to put its plan into operation.
-> The new model for the education system will go into operation next year.
-> The administrators started the operations of the pilot scale test work.
Synonym
working, movement, action
Opposite
cessation,inactivity
8-
C1
army event
-> The Turkish army completed the operations in Iraq without suffering attrition.
-> Mustafa Kemal and his fellow fighters coordinated the operations.
-> The army still hasn't returned from the operations in Syria.
Word Families
'operation' Contained Stories
There are two types of workers in the business world. While some are counting the hours to get out of work, others are workaholics. When you say this to workaholics, they will disagree with it, they'll say it's good to work. Workaholics are outside of a standard employee profile who like to manage operations and give speeches and presentations. They continue to stare at the screen breathlessly while you feel pain in your back from sitting in a chair. Maybe it is an uneasy situation for them to be like this either, but because they are afraid of being unemployed, they try to reduce their chances of being fired by working harder and gaining the favor of their operators.