"operating" meaning in English

See operating in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operating.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} operating (not comparable)
  1. In operation; that operates. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Involved in an operation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-operating-en-adj-xip7ovnL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-operating, nonoperating, operating concept, preoperating, unoperating

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operating.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} operating (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable) Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: operation [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: chief operating officer, freight operating company, net operating income, net operating loss, operating cycle, operating room table, OR, train operating company
    Sense id: en-operating-en-noun-8WzxFe~G Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 43 9 36 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 39 7 19 36 Derived forms: operating cost, operating depth, operating expenditure, operating expense, operating income, operating leverage, operating loss, operating room, operating-room, operating system, operating table, operating theatre, operating time, self-operating, standard operating procedure

Verb

IPA: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operating.wav [Southern-England]
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  1. present participle and gerund of operate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: operate
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Alternative forms

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