"interoperate" meaning in All languages combined

See interoperate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: interoperates [present, singular, third-person], interoperating [participle, present], interoperated [participle, past], interoperated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English operate English interoperate From inter- (“between, mutual”) + operate (“work”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|inter-<t:between, mutual>|operate<t:work>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English operate English interoperate [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁entér", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥ter", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "inter-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "gloss" : "work", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "operate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "interoperate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="interoperate"> From inter- (“between, mutual”) + operate (“work”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} interoperate (third-person singular simple present interoperates, present participle interoperating, simple past and past participle interoperated)
  1. (intransitive, computing) To work reliably with another system. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: interop, interoperability, interoperable, interoperation, non-interoperable Translations (to work reliably with another system): функционировать совме́стно (funkcionirovatʹ sovméstno) (Russian)

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} interoperate
  1. inflection of interoperare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person Form of: interoperare
    Sense id: en-interoperate-it-verb-XYgqBTnY Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 75 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 81 11 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4
  2. inflection of interoperare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: interoperare
    Sense id: en-interoperate-it-verb-l408CG0U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} interoperate f pl
  1. feminine plural of interoperato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: interoperato
    Sense id: en-interoperate-it-verb-QQuR6Aw3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} interoperate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of interoperar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: interoperar
    Sense id: en-interoperate-es-verb-d4Z9~K6H Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "voseo",
          "voseo#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "interoperar",
          "interoperar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "interoperate"
}

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