adj
Meaning 1
In operation; that operates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Don't touch the operating machinery.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: non-operating, nonoperating
Standard Lemma guide
operating
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AO1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Involved in an operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon.
- Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: operation
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of operate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
involved in a kind of operation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the operating conditions of the oxidation pond
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context