procedure
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3.7
- noun
- /prəˈsiːdʒər/
- The first step in the cooking procedure is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- follow procedures
- use the procedure
- perform a procedure
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Watch on YouTubeLet's go through that procedure now, right?
- Let's go through that procedure now, right?
- Have you got any like procedures, routines that you do?
- and used a placebo procedure in a heart,
- Why do they have to undergo the procedure that they've undergone?
- I go through a whole procedure and they sign that.
- And yes, it is a procedure to be performed on them.
- So I saw a doctor, had a procedure done pretty normal.
- And I remember her not wanting to do the procedure because I think there's a twist.
- They have this mechanism of paying for procedures.
- You guys just want to get into the procedure part, OK?
Examples
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We're going through this elaborate procedure simply out of precaution.
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If you are unsure whether to continue with the procedure, seek advice. Contraception should then be checked.
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The fact that we can follow this procedure is amazing.
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How long does that one round of the procedure take in total?
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Doctor, what exactly is the procedure?
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Patient consent for any medical procedure is a legal requirement in the UK.
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Teachers provided written consent, and study procedures were approved by a university institutional review board.
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Teachers report that one of the major advantages of this procedure is its ease of implementation.
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Nevertheless, concerns have been raised about the safety of this procedure in a residency training program.
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To obtain your driver's license, you must complete a series of tests as part of the procedure.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A set of steps arranged to reach a goal
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2.7
A series of actions to achieve a result over time
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2.2
A planned way of doing something, often in clear steps
73
3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
57
3.1
A usual way of doing something that people follow in a situation
18
3.4
A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely
1
4.7
Actions that follow one another in a fixed order
Compounds
- Specialized
30
3.7
An action by doctors or dentists to check, treat and prevent health problems
18
3.4
A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely
- Formal
14
4.3
A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly
12
3.9
A set of steps to follow in a sudden dangerous or medical situation to keep people safe
- Specialized
2
4.4
A medical test or process to find the cause of a health problem
- Formal
1
7.2
An official process with many slow, pointless steps that delays decisions
- Specialized
1
5.4
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Formal
1
3.9
A regular set of steps people in an organization must follow
- Specialized
A saved set of commands in a library that a program can run by name
- Specialized
A test where words are removed and you fill in the blanks to check reading or teach computers to read
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared
- Specialized
A lab method that stains bacteria to show if they have thick or thin cell walls
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Procedure comes from an old Latin word made of pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', and it shares the same root as proceed. So a procedure is like a set of forward steps you follow in order to get a result.