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# procedure

noun (a procedure, procedures)

«procedure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A set of steps to follow in a certain order to do something correctly or safely (the fire drill procedure). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#m1)
2. (medicine) A medical operation or treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#m2)
3. (computing, maths) A set of instructions that does a task, like a method. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, the method or procedure of an experiment; in safety, emergency procedures; in maths, the steps of a written method. Tells the reader there are rules and steps. Phrases: «follow the procedure», «safety procedures», «emergency procedure», «a simple procedure».

### Examples

- Follow the fire drill procedure and leave quietly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x1)
- Write the procedure for your experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x2)
- The procedure has five steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x3)
- The doctor said it was a simple procedure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x4)
- Learn the procedure for long division. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x5)
- All visitors must follow the safety procedures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x6)
- That this was the usual procedure was so well known to Hook that in disregarding it he cannot be excused on the plea of ignorance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Spelling: «-dure», not «-deure». Adjective «procedural». Verb related: «proceed» (go on). In maths, a procedure is a step-by-step method that always gives the right answer if followed correctly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «procedure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«procedure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/procedure.html) on Mova free.