operating

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) In operation; that operates.
2. (not-comparable) Involved in an operation.

Verb

present participle and gerund of operate

Noun

Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).

operate

1. (intransitive, transitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
2. (intransitive) To produce an effect.
3. (intransitive) To produce an effect.
4. (intransitive) To produce an effect.
5. (transitive) To bring about as an effect; to cause.
6. (intransitive, transitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
7. (intransitive, transitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
8. (transitive) To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.

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Opposite of

non-operating, nonoperating

Synonyms

in operation

operational

running

🏃

managing

working

operation

in effect

in force

international organization

in use

liturgical

manipulate

manipulating

manipulation

manipulatory

ministrant

operative

revolve

run

start-up

travel

turn round

consumptive

operational work

current

effective

exploitation

functional

functioning

Translations

opérationnel

operativo

Betrieb

operatorio

Bedienung

operativo

operativo

operando

operante

transnational

länderübergreifend

multinational

multinacional

Betriebs…

in Betrieb

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑpəɹeɪɾɪŋ/