procedure

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UK /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒə/ US /pɹəˈsid͡ʒɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

complex, complicated | simple, straightforward

correct, normal, proper, standard, usual

The doctor followed the correct procedure before performing the surgery.

agreed, established | special

administrative, appeals, application, assessment, complaints, court, criminal, disciplinary, emergency, parliamentary, safety, scientific, selection, surgical

The hospital had to follow strict safety procedures before allowing patients into the operating room.

PROCEDURE + NOUN

adopt, follow, use

The company decided to adopt a new safety procedure to prevent workplace accidents.

establish

The hospital established a new safety procedure to prevent medical errors.

PREP

under a/the ~

Patients must follow specific steps under the new procedure at the hospital.

~ for

There is a standard procedure for applying to university that most students must follow.

Definitions

noun

A particular method for performing a task.

One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.

The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.

Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.

The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

Gracious procedures.

That which results; issue; product.

There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mec

operation

noun — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

process

noun — a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

routine
subroutine
subprogram
function

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.

Wiktionary

Gracious procedures.

Wiktionary

What is the procedure for getting a visa?

Tatoeba · #34784

You will save time if you adopt this new procedure.

Tatoeba · #58360

The document clearly spells out the correct procedure for dealing with complaints.

Tatoeba · #58533

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, procedure is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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