How to Pronounce "operate"
word
/ˈɑpɝˌeɪt/
AH-puh-rayt
/ˈɒpəɹˌeɪt/
O-puh-rayt
Definition
To operate means to control or use a machine, system, or business so that it works. It can also mean to function, or for a doctor to perform surgery.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɑpɝˌeɪt/
British English
/ˈɒpəɹˌeɪt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AH-puh-rayt
UK
O-puh-rayt
Listen in Context
She knows how to operate the washing machine.
This bus company operates in three cities.
The doctor will operate on his knee tomorrow.
The system keeps crashing, so we can’t operate normally right now.