how to pronounce operate

/ˈɒp.əɹ.ɛɪt/

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operate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of operate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… can hold that and operate the steering …”

meaning of operate

Operate means to carry out a task or function.

operate frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word operate occurs in english on average 40.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics operate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that operate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;