"operative" meaning in English

See operative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒpəɹətɪv/, /ˈɒpɹətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more operative [comparative], most operative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French operatif (modern French opératif). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|operatif}} Middle French operatif, {{cog|fr|opératif}} French opératif Head templates: {{en-adj}} operative (comparative more operative, superlative most operative)
  1. Effectual or important. Translations (effectual): действащ (dejstvašt) (Bulgarian), vigtig (Danish), bærende (Danish), werkzaam (Dutch), vaikuttava (Finnish), opératif (French), operativo (Italian), де́йственный (déjstvennyj) (Russian), эффекти́вный (effektívnyj) (Russian), operatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-operative-en-adj-lMfaSAaK Disambiguation of 'effectual': 44 19 5 21 11
  2. Functional, in working order. Translations (functional): работещ (rabotešt) (Bulgarian), fungerende (Danish), operativ (Danish), werkzaam (Dutch), toimiva (Finnish), opératif (French), operativo (Italian), operativ (Norwegian Bokmål), operativ (Norwegian Nynorsk), де́йствующий (déjstvujuščij) (Russian), рабо́тающий (rabótajuščij) (Russian), рабо́чий (rabóčij) (Russian), operatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-operative-en-adj-RIs-gJYx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 6 8 18 8 25 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 6 7 18 14 21 4 Disambiguation of 'functional': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-operative-en-adj-QMwvoVrM Disambiguation of People: 0 1 17 0 4 4 36 37
  4. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
    Sense id: en-operative-en-adj-u9QUywxb
  5. Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Translations (based upon a surgical operation): оперативен (operativen) (Bulgarian), opératoire (French), operatorio (Italian), operatório (Portuguese), operatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-operative-en-adj-~QqMk-oL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 6 8 18 8 25 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 6 7 18 14 21 4 Disambiguation of 'based upon a surgical operation': 1 5 4 2 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: operand, operant, operate, operation, operational, operator

Noun

IPA: /ˈɒpəɹətɪv/, /ˈɒpɹətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: operatives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French operatif (modern French opératif). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|operatif}} Middle French operatif, {{cog|fr|opératif}} French opératif Head templates: {{en-noun}} operative (plural operatives)
  1. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill. Translations (employee with some particular function or skill): medarbejder [common-gender] (Danish), asiamies (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-operative-en-noun-V16DjtqP Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 6 7 18 14 21 4 Disambiguation of 'employee with some particular function or skill': 90 8 3
  2. A spy, secret agent, or detective. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-operative-en-noun-6etzib6p Disambiguation of People: 0 1 17 0 4 4 36 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 6 8 18 8 25 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 6 7 18 14 21 4
  3. A participant in an operation. Categories (topical): People Translations (participant in an operation): deltager [common-gender] (Danish), toimija (Finnish), אַגענט [agent, masculine] (Yiddish), אַגענטקע (agentke) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-operative-en-noun-Zv8gRb0m Disambiguation of People: 0 1 17 0 4 4 36 37 Disambiguation of 'participant in an operation': 2 2 96

Inflected forms

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