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To have utilized or employed a tangible object
“The coffee machine comes with a frother that is simple to operate.”
To have taken hold or had an effect
Past tense for to function in an expected or specified manner
“We have a heavy-duty printer that can operate even under the heaviest of loads.”
Past tense for to be applied or take effect in an expected or specified manner
“Extensive research will be required to determine how the new law can operate in practice.”
Past tense for to direct, handle, control, or be in charge of
“He manages to operate his business like a well-oiled machine.”
Past tense for to perform a surgical procedure
“Unfortunately, doctors will need to operate on your knee to make it whole again.”
Past tense for to start, activate or put into action
Past tense for to obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
Past tense for to act or function in a specified manner
Past tense for to deal or trade in something, typically illegal
Past tense for to be, or to remain, valid or available
Past tense for to do, carry through, conduct, or perform some action
Past tense for to continue to operate or remain usable
Past tense for to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
Past tense for to take action or do something
Past tense for to physically cut up or take apart
Past tense for to act or conduct oneself in a specified way
Past tense for to act on, or put into action, a request
(based on instrument used) Past tense for to produce music
Past tense for to emit or cause to emit sound
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