Procedure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəsˈiːdʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəsˈiːdʒə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ/.

Examples

the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
it was a process of trial and error
the operations in building a house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

operation process subroutine function routine subprogram

Parts of Speech

noun	a particular course of action intended to achieve a result “the procedure of obtaining a driver's license”
noun	a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work “the operations in building a house”
noun	a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
noun	a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

Word Forms

procedural	adjective	of or relating to procedure
proceed	verb	follow a procedure or take a course
process	verb	shape, form, or improve a material
operate	verb	perform as expected when applied

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfahren

eine bestimmte Vorgehensweise, die darauf abzielt, ein Ergebnis zu erzielen

🇫🇷French

procédure

une ligne de conduite particulière destinée à obtenir un résultat

🇪🇸Spanish

procedimiento

un curso de acción particular destinado a lograr un resultado

🇮🇹Italian

procedura

una particolare linea di condotta intesa a raggiungere un risultato

🇵🇹Portuguese

procedimento

um determinado curso de ação destinado a alcançar um resultado

🇷🇺Russian

процедура

определенный образ действий, направленный на достижение результата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रक्रिया

किसी परिणाम को प्राप्त करने के उद्देश्य से की गई कार्रवाई का एक विशेष तरीका

🇧🇩Bengali

পদ্ধতি

একটি ফলাফল অর্জনের উদ্দেশ্যে কর্মের একটি নির্দিষ্ট কোর্স

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்முறை

ஒரு முடிவை அடைய நோக்கம் கொண்ட ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రక్రియ

ఫలితాన్ని సాధించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన నిర్దిష్ట చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रक्रिया

परिणाम साध्य करण्याच्या उद्देशाने कृतीचा एक विशिष्ट मार्ग

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રક્રિયા

પરિણામ પ્રાપ્ત કરવાના હેતુથી ક્રિયાનો ચોક્કસ કોર્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನ

ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕ್ರಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നടപടിക്രമം

ഒരു ഫലം നേടാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു പ്രത്യേക നടപടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਧੀ

ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਕੋਰਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

طریقہ کار

عمل کا ایک خاص طریقہ جس کا مقصد نتیجہ حاصل کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

程序

旨在实现某个结果的特定行动方针

🇯🇵Japanese

手順

結果を達成することを目的とした特定の行動方針

🇰🇷Korean

절차

결과를 달성하기 위한 특정 행동 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủ tục

một quá trình hành động cụ thể nhằm đạt được một kết quả

🇹🇭Thai

ขั้นตอน

แนวทางปฏิบัติเฉพาะที่มุ่งหวังให้บรรลุผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

prosedur

tindakan tertentu yang dimaksudkan untuk mencapai suatu hasil

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamaraan

isang partikular na kurso ng aksyon na nilayon upang makamit ang isang resulta

🇲🇾Malay

prosedur

tindakan tertentu yang bertujuan untuk mencapai hasil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إجراء

مسار عمل معين يهدف إلى تحقيق نتيجة

🇮🇷Persian

رویه

یک روش خاص برای دستیابی به نتیجه

🇹🇷Turkish

prosedür

bir sonuca ulaşmayı amaçlayan belirli bir eylem planı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹהָל

דרך פעולה מסוימת שנועדה להשיג תוצאה

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The primary meaning of 'procedure' is 'a particular course of action intended to achieve a result'.

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