operate

/ˈɒpəreɪt/

verb

obsługiwać

/ɔpˈswuɡivat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

działaćoperować

Definition

To control how a machine or system works; to perform a surgical procedure; or to function.

Examples

Can you show me how to operate this new coffee machine?

Czy możesz mi pokazać, jak obsługiwać ten nowy ekspres do kawy?

The new system will operate more efficiently.

Nowy system będzie działać bardziej efektywnie.

The surgeons decided to operate on the patient immediately.

Chirurdzy zdecydowali się natychmiast operować pacjenta.

Synonyms

function manage perform

Collocations

operate a businessoperate a machineoperate on someone

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