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Operate

Definitions: Operate

Operate

Verb

1. Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan".

2. Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore".

3. Handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever".

4. Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense.

5. Happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?".

6. Keep engaged; "engaged the gears".

7. Perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "operate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Operate

DomainDefinitions

Business

To superintend; to manage; to direct the affairs of; as to--a mine; to--a telegraph system. Source: European Union. (references)

Language

To work; to set or keep in operation or activity; as to -- a machine. Source: European Union. (references)
 To be at work; run: power plants operate night and day. Source: European Union. (references)
 To manage and put or keep in operation whether with personal effort or not. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Operate

Synonyms: control (v), engage (v), function (v), go (v), lock (v), maneuver (v), manoeuvre (v), mesh (v), operate on (v), run (v), work (v). (additional references)
Antonyms: disengage (v), malfunction (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Operate

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Action

Act, operate; take action, take steps; strike a blow, lift a finger, stretch forth one's hand; take in hand; (undertake); put oneself in motion; put in practice; carry into execution; (complete); act upon.

Agency

Verb: be -in action; Adjective: operate, work; act, act upon; perform, play, support, sustain, strain, maintain, take effect, quicken, strike.

Cause

Procure, induce, draw down, open the door to, superinduce, evoke, entail, operate; elicit, provoke.

Motive

Stimulate; (excite); spirit up, inspirit; rouse, arouse; animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate;act upon, work upon, operate upon; encourage; pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder.

Production

Verb: produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture; weave, forge, coin, carve, chisel; build, raise, edify, rear, erect, put together, set up, run up; establish, constitute, compose, organize, institute; achieve, accomplish; (complete).

Remedy

Operate, excise, cut out; incise.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Operate

English words defined with "operate": airplane pilot, auxiliary engineBalance valve, book of instructionsclose, close down, coin-operated, combat zone, concession, controldata rate, David Ricardo, dial, donkey engine, driveelectrical system, electronic, elevator boy, elevator girl, elevator manfold, footplategranthomeostasisignition switch, instruction manual, instructionsliftmanopen, open up, operate on, Operated, operating instructionsparamilitary, paramilitary organization, pedal, pilot, play, power module, pull, pull chain, pumprelay, retard, Ricardoshut down, submersible, submersible warship, switch on, system, system of rulestime-switch, To fang a pump, To lose the fang, To run down, treadle, trephine, turn on, typistUnderworkwork. (references)
Etymologies containing "operate": Inoperationoperand, Operant. (references)

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Modern Usage: Operate

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Let's operate a zipped-lip scenario on this one. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)

Warning: contents may cause drowsiness; do not drive or operate heavy machinery. (The 56th Annual Academy Awards; writing credit: Arthur C. Clarke; Peter Hyams)

I've never seen a damn Yankee yet that could operate more than a wheelbarrow. (A Family Thing; writing credit: Billy Bob Thornton; Tom Epperson)

Operate on the brain! (The Christine Jorgensen Story; writing credit: Christine Jorgensen; Robert E. Kent)

That's not the way we operate around here. (Barney Miller; writing credit: Danny Arnold)

Lyrics

Cooperate, and we can operate, and save an attack (Murder Murder (Remix) *; performing artist: Eminem)

I can't wait for you to operate (Sexual Healing; performing artist: MARVIN GAYE)

Clever

The doctor is not able to operate the notable because he has no table! (references; author: unknown)

On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Operate

DomainTitle

Books

  • How to Operate a Successful Photo Portrait Studio (reference)

  • How To Start And Operate An Errand Service (reference)

  • Managing 12 Volts: How to Upgrade, Operate, and Troubleshoot 12 Volt Electrical Systems (reference)

  • Understanding American and German Business Cultures: A Manager's Guide to the Cultural Context in Which American and German Companies Operate (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Operate

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Operate

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Some of the shrimp trawlers that operate out of Port Isabel. Credit: Fisheries.

Shrimp boats, charter boats, and day boats operate out of Tarpon Springs today. Credit: Fisheries.

Part of the fleet of small sturdy fishing boats that operate from the beach. Credit: Fisheries.

In the foreground, two pumps operate the modified gold dredge. The discharged sediments are placed on the screen where they are separated. This image provides a good overview of the gravel cleaning process, the modified gold dredge is on wheels to make it mobile. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Three men in the river operate the pump. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

HYDROLAB was the only habitat to operate at one atmosphere. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Conning station includes joysticks to operate ROVs and cameras. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Senior Airman Scott Black (front), Master Sgt. Charles Botdorf and Staff Sgt. Brian Sommers (back) of the 97th Intelligence Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., operate test equipment on board an RC-135 Rivet Joint. The Air Force announced a force struc.

F-22 Raptor 4002 fires an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile during a separation test at 40,000 feet Dec. 13. Flown at a 26-degree angle-of-attack at only Mach .4 speed, the test flight demonstrated the Raptor's ability to operate at slow speeds in a co.

African American farmers, Leo (R) and Edward Jenkins own and operate this farm in Washington County in the Mississippi Delta. The grow cotton, soybeans, wheat, and vegitables. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Operate

AuthorQuotation

Andrew Jackson

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

Claude Levi-Strauss

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact.

Henry Kissinger

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Operate

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

It shall have full powers to administer and operate the railways, canals, and the different public services. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Operate

TitleAuthorQuote

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

It was easy to see that they could not long be companions or cooperate, since one would not operate at all.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Operate

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Don't drive or operate machinery. (references)

A similar mechanism may operate in other autoimmune and alloimmune cytopenias. (references)

For these reasons, many surgeons do not operate on children who have disorders of vocal abuse or misuse. (references)

Business

Some even operate their own bookstores. (references)

Not many buying groups operate in Italy. (references)

They also had to operate cable television systems. (references)

Children

Turkey

Many cities in the southeast continued to operate schools on double shifts, with as many as 100 students per classroom. (references)

Liberia

Approximately 100 underfunded orphanages operate in and around Monrovia; however, many orphans live outside these institutions. (references)

China

In areas where such orphanages operate, some state-run orphanages have exhibited a willingness to learn from them and to adopt some of their more modern practices. (references)

Civil Liberties

Norway

Other denominations operate freely. (references)

Algeria

Some unlicensed groups operate openly. (references)

Sweden

Broadcasters operate under a state concession. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

The Secretariat also continued to operate a hot line for complaints of prejudice, discrimination, or other crimes based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. (references)

Economic History

Bolivia

Many operate general merchandise outlets. (references)

Somalia

A number of airlines operate from Hargeisa. (references)

Human Rights

Iran

The ICRC and the UNHCR both operate in the country. (references)

Fiji

The ICRC continued to operate a permanent office in the country. (references)

Hong Kong

All courts and tribunals may operate in either Chinese or English. (references)

Indigenous People

Colombia

Traditional Indian authority boards operate some 545 reserves; the boards handle national or local funds and are subject to fiscal oversight by the national Comptroller General. (references)

Mexico

The President created the sub-cabinet level Office for the Development of Indigenous Peoples led by Xochitl Galvez to complement the efforts of the National Indigenous Institute, the CNDH, and various NGO's, which operate programs to educate indigenous groups about their political and human rights. (references)

Minorities

Panama

All three groups operate much of the country's retail trade, particularly in urban areas. (references)

Political Economy

ALGERIA

Several private banks now operate in Algeria. (references)

DENMARK

Trade unions operate free of government interference. (references)

Kenya

This group tends to stay out of politics and to operate behind the scenes. (references)

Political Rights

Liechtenstein

Political parties operate freely. (references)

Dominican Republic

Opposition groups of the left, right, and center operate openly. (references)

Zimbabwe

Electoral officers did not operate in a fully open and transparent manner. (references)

Trade

Austria

OPIC does not operate in Austria. (references)

Senegal

Eight commercial banks operate in Senegal. (references)

Poland

Commercial code companies can operate them. (references)

Travel

Senegal

They operate on the GSM standard. (references)

Nicaragua

Public phones operate all over the country. (references)

Eq. Guinea

Three charter companies currently operate out of Malabo. (references)

Women

Afghanistan

Some home schools also existed, but were forced to operate clandestinely. (references)

Iraq

Several active women's organizations operate in the Kurd-controlled regions in the north. (references)

Bolivia

Legal services offices devoted to family and women's rights operate throughout the country. (references)

Worker Rights

China

Hundreds of brothels operate openly in Lhasa. (references)

Luxembourg

Unions operate free of governmental interference. (references)

Romania

A very small number of other shelters operate in Transylvania. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Operate

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bob Woodward

The military people think it will. Obviously, we have a great military advantage. We have an intelligence advantage, the CIA's been reinvigorated. They have their paramilitary teams which can operate the intelligence agencies are working better together.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Operate

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825Every encouragement should be given to the emigrants consistent with a fair competition between them, but that competition should operate in the first sale to the advantage of the nation rather than of individuals.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837The biases which may operate upon him will not be so likely to extend to the representatives of the people in that body.

James K. Polk

1845-1849Any policy which shall tend to favor monopolies or the peculiar interests of sections or classes must operate to the prejudice of the interest of their fellow-citizens, and should be avoided.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981We must move away from inflationary cost-based reimbursement and fee-for-service, and toward a system of prospective reimbursement, under which health care providers would operate within predetermined budgets.

George W. Bush

2001-2005So long as training camps operate, so long as nations harbor terrorists, freedom is at risk.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Operate

"Operate" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 65.62% of the time. "Operate" is used about 4,024 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)65.62%2,6403,468
Lexical Verb (base form)34.38%1,3845,781
                    Total100.00%4,024N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Operate

Expressions using "operate": co operate operate by remote control operate on operate the clutch. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "operate": operate-the.

Ending with "operate": cheaperto-operate, co-operate, co-operate, design-built-and-operate, easy-to-operate, inter-operate, simple-to-operate, will-operate.

Containing "operate": build-operate-transfer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Operate

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

operate

11

cash operate register

3

build operate transfer

8

cerwin operate sub vega woofer

3

motorcycle operate

7

build operate own

3

bobcat operate

6

build design operate

2

easier operate requires spin system track

6

build operate project transfer

2

computer operate

6

brain leary operate timothy

2

boat operate

4

camera digital operate

2

commercial expensive operate vehicle

4

bulldozer operate

2

operate restaurant

4

build case operate study transfer

2

charter experience extensive have i operate

4

computer operate remote

2

co company operate

4

channel data isdn operate speed video voice

2

backhoe operate

3

feedback interact operate practice reinforcement

2

configuring operate rip router statement true when which

3

build camera digital operate speed transfer

2

certificate operate

3

forklift operate

2

bed breakfast operate

3

operate scat skid steer trak

2

access in index manual operate representation

3

car dealership operate

2

equipment heavy operate

2
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Modern Translations: Operate

Language Translations for "operate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

werk (chore, function, job, run, work), opereer, loop (flow, function, run, work). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

funksionoj (function, functionate, run, work). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مارس (carry out, engage in, execute, exercise, fulfil, fulfill, march, perform, practice, pursue, set one's hand to), ‏تجرى عملية, ‏جرى عملية جراحية, ‏أثر (bias, count, echo, effect, give rise to, hint, impress, influence, lead, mark, odor, odour, prefer, repercussion, scent, sink, soupcon, streak, tag, tinge, tint, touch, trace, trail, trait, vestige, work), ‏أدار (administer, boss, carry on, cast, direct, dispense, govern, manage, mobilize, order, preside, procure, rotate, run, slew, slue, spin, spun, steward, superintend, tumble, twiddle, twirl, wind, work), ‏شغل (activate, busy, carry out, employ, engage, fill, hold, job, occupation, pop on, power, run, switch on, task, turn on, work), ‏دار (circle, come round, dwelling, go, gyrate, hand round, home, house, orb, orbit, pan, parlor, parlour, residence, revolve, rotate, round, screw, spin, spun, swing, swing round, swirl, swivel, turn over, twiddle, twirl, up and about, wheel, whirl, wind). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

оперирам (handle), извършвам операции, подействувам (effect, have an effect, have influence), привеждам в действие (carry into effect, enforce, power), привеждам в движение (actuate, gear, power, propel, start), провеждам операции, действувам (act, affect, grip, move, proceed), задействувам, управлявам (administer, administrate, con, direct, fly, govern, guide, handle, helm, keel, manage, navigate, rule, run, superintend, take), оказвам влияние (influence), влизам в сила (come into force, enure), въздействувам (affect, impinge, influence, react, reverberate, work), функционирам (function, functionate, perform, tick), работя (perform, run, serve, work), разработвам (amplify, develop, elaborate, exploit, mature, open, recover, run in, shake down, treat, work out), експлоатирам (drive, exploit, maintain, milk, run, work). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(open, start), "營 (engage in, run), "作 (manipulate, Manipulated, Manipulating, manipulation, OP, Operated, Operating, Operation, operations). (various references)

   

Czech

  

operovat, obsluhovat (attend to, manipulate, tend), pracovat (act, engage in, function, go out to work, labor, labour, perform, work, work at), pùsobit (act, come across, counterwork, create, function, touch, work), fungovat (behave, function, functionate, go, perform, run, work), být v èinnosti, řídit (administrate, conduct, control, direct, drive, fly, govern, guide, handle, head, keep, lead, manage, manoeuvre, navigate, order, pilot, preside, regulate, steer, supervise, wield). (various references)

   

Danish

  

operere, fungere (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

het doen (function, run, work), functioneren (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

operacii, funkciigi (control, work), funkcii (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

virka (act, be effective, function, have effect, run, take action, work), starva (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

گرداندن (Inflect, Manage, Operation, Turquoise, Wheel, Wrest), عمل جراحی کردن , اداره کردن (Address, Administer, Chairman, Conduct, Direct, Engineer, Execute, Keep, Man, Manage, Manipulate, Moderate, Officiate, Rule, Run, Wield), راه انداختن , دایربودن , بفعالیت واداشتن (Prompt), بکارانداختن (Activate, Actuate, Agitate, Exercise). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

toimia (act, be in action, be in operation, function, go about a thing, run, take action, work). (various references)

   

French

  

opérer, fonctionner, faire fonctionner, exploiter. (various references)

   

German

  

operieren (to operate), betätigen (activate, actuate, apply, bring about, effect, show, throw, to actuate, to operate, work), bedienen (assist, attend, attend to, handle, manipulate, serve, service, to attend, to attend to, to operate, to serve, wait, wait on, waiting, work), eingeschaltet (on, online, parenthesize), arbeiten (be at work, be busy, fashion, ferment, function, have a job, jobs, labor, labour, labours, make, sculpture, study, to act, to work, toil, work, working, workings, works). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

λειτουργώ (behave, function). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

funksionoj (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לתפעל (manipulate), לשפעל (activate), ל"פעיל (activate, actuate, bring into play, ply, set in motion, start, trigger, turn on, wield, work). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

operál (to operate), tevékenykedik (act, function, to be on the go, to be up and doing, to flourish, to hustle), mûködtet, mûködik (be in action, function, functionate, go, go-no-go, officiate, run, work), mûködésbe hoz (actuate), kezel (administer, handle, maintain, manage, to attend, to manage, to manipulate, to play, to treat, to vet, treat, wield), harctevékenységet folytat, dolgozik (be on the job, labor, labour, to be at work, to be on the job, to keep one's nose to the grindstone, to labor, to labour, to munition, to overwork, to pant, to peg away at sg, to ply, to traverse, to work, work), üzemeltet (to work), üzemel (to operate). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

menjalankan (actuate, run, undertake), membedah (cut open, dissect), jalankan (drive, put into operation, start). (various references)

   

Italian

  

funzionare (act, behave, function, go, pay off, run, tick, work). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

遣る (to dispatch, to do, to give, to have, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to perform, to play, to row, to run or operate, to send, to study), メス'入れる (to clean up, to inquire, to operate, to take drastic measures), "る  (to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings), "る (to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings), 取り仕切る (to run or operate a business), 動かす (to change, to deny, to influence, to inspire, to mobilize, to move, to operate, to rouse, to set in motion, to shift), 動く (to be influenced, to be touched, to be transferred, to change, to fluctuate, to go, to move, to operate, to run, to shake, to shift, to stir, to swing, to vary, to waver, to work). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

メス'いれる (to clean up, to inquire, to operate, to take drastic measures), う"かす (to change, to deny, to influence, to inspire, to mobilize, to move, to operate, to rouse, to set in motion, to shift), う"く (to be influenced, to be touched, to be transferred, to change, to fluctuate, to go, to move, to operate, to run, to shake, to shift, to stir, to swing, to vary, to waver, to work), あやつる (to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings), やる (to dispatch, to do, to give, to have, to have sexual intercourse, to kill, to perform, to play, to row, to run or operate, to send, to study), とりしきる (to manage all by oneself, to run or operate a business). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

운영하십시". (various references)

   

Manx

  

obbraghey (act, action, behaviour, behaviour of machines, crew, cultivate, elaboration, employment, exercise, forge, function, handle, handling, influence, labour, motion, operation, performance, ply, process, start, wangle; persuance, work, work up, wreak), gobbyr (working), cur fo skynn. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

operá, funshoná (function, run, work). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

operateay

   

Polish

  

uruchamiać, funkcjonować, działać. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

operar (function), funcionar (behave, function, functionate, move, run, work). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

funcţiona (act, be at work, beat, behave, function, functionate, hit, move, run, work). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

управлять (administer, administrate, be in control, be in control of, boss, command, conduct, control, govern, have control over, helm, husband, manage, managed, managing, master, mastermind, move, navigate, navigating, rein, run, run the show, sail, steer, superintend, take control of), эксплуатировать (exploit, sweat, take advantage of), работать (lucubrate, work, worked), оперировать, действовать (act, be in operation, do, follow with, functionate, get going, kabobalating, proceed, pursue, remain in force, run, take, work). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

oibrich (labour; work to a consistency, mix;, work). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

operisati, saobraćati (ply, run), rukovoditi (administrate, direct, guide, manage, rule the roost, run, superintend), rukovati (handle, maneuver, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield), raditi (do, labor, labour, perform, practise, work), poslovati (putter, work), funkcionisati (function). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

funcionar (act, behave, flush, function, functionate, go, live, perform, play, roll, run, start, tape, work), operar (tend, work). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

operera. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

spekülasyon yapmak (bear, bull, gamble, speculate, stag), kullanmak (apply, call forth, dispose, dispose of, draw on, drive, employ, engage, exert, exploit, handle, harness, head, lay on, make use of, pilot, ply, put account, ride, roll, run, take advantage of, turn to account, use, utilize, wield), işletmek (actuate, bamboozle, befool, cod, control, dupe, exploit, hoax, hornswoggle, keep, kid, manage, ply, pull smb.'s leg, run, run the show, spoof, work), işlemek (brake, brand, commit, cultivate, discourse, engrave, farm, ferry, forge, function, go, grave, hammer, handle, indwell, instil, instill, penetrate, perform, perpetrate, print, process, run, sink, sink into, stamp, strike, tame, till, travel, treat, work), etkilemek (affect, cast a spell on, catch up, concern, dictate, enamor, enamour, enthral, enthrall, glamor, glamour, grip, impinge, impress, imprint, influence, inthral, lead, militate, prepossess, reach, smite, spell, spellbind, sway, thrill, touch, turn, turn smb.'s head), etki etmek (act, affect, effect, have influence upon, sway), borsada işlem yapmak, ameliyat etmek, çalıştırmak (actuate, drill, drive, employ, exercise, have smb. on the payroll, make smth. work, make things hum, power, put on, run, set to work, start, start up, switch on, task), çalışmak (aim, aim at, behave, catch, endeavor, endeavour, fire, function, labor, labour, practice, practise, serve, start, start up, struggle, study, try, work). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

яagdaяlaюmak (function). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

оперувати, примушувати працювати, приводити в рух (actuate, gear, impel, work), приводити у дію, правити машиною, працювати (act, go, labor, labour, open, work), проводити фінансові операції, діяти (act, affect, functionate, proceed, run, tool, work), завідувати (supervise), управляти (administer, administrate, be in control, husband, mastermind, superintend), визначати (assign, balance, decree, define, designate, determinate, determine, govern, identify, mete, ordain, order, single, specificate, tell), впливати (affect, bear in, influence, manipulate, predetermine, react, sway), керувати машиною, робити операцію, розробляти, справляти вплив (govern), спрямовувати (address, aread, beam, bend, direct, govern, head, intend, put, set, throw), експлуатувати (exploit, rack). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

gweithredu (act, work). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Operate

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

administrabuntur, administrantem, administrantes, administraretur, administrasset, administrat. (various references)

Avestan200-600

kereñtât. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Operate

Derivations

Words beginning with "operate": operated, operates. (additional references)

Words ending with "operate": cooperate, overoperate, reoperate. (additional references)

Words containing "operate": cooperated, cooperates, overoperated, overoperates, reoperated, reoperates. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Operate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apertate, Oleracea, opemate, operaste, operat, operater, operati, opperate, Ospovat, perate, poivrade. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Operate"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "operate" (pronounced Ä"perā't)
5Ä" p er ā' tcooperate.
4-p er ā' tevaporate, exasperate, incorporate, recuperate, reincorporate, separate.
3-er ā' taccelerate, adulterate, agglomerate, ameliorate, collaborate, commemorate, commiserate, corroborate, decelerate, decorate, deteriorate, enumerate, eviscerate, exaggerate, exhilarate, exonerate, federate, generate, inaugurate, incarcerate, incinerate, invigorate, lacerate, liberate, obliterate, perforate, proliferate, redecorate, refrigerate, regenerate, reinvigorate, reiterate, reverberate, saturate, tolerate, venerate.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Operate

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-o-p-r-t"

-1 letter: protea, repeat, retape.

-2 letters: aport, apter, arete, eater, etape, oater, opera, orate, pareo, pater, peart, perea, peter, prate, repot, taper, topee, toper, trope.

-3 letters: aero, aper, atop, pare, part, pate, pear, peat, peer, pert, poet, pore, port, prao, prat, pree, proa, rape, rapt, rate, rato, reap, repo, rete, rope, rota, rote, tape, tare.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-o-p-r-t"
 

+1 letter: ephorate, operated, operates, operetta, perorate, protease.

 

+2 letters: azeotrope, cooperate, ephorates, evaporate, evaporite, notepaper, operative, operettas, overleapt, perborate, percolate, perforate, periostea, peritonea, perorated, perorates, personate, poetaster, porterage, procreate, proteases, readopted, reoperate, reportage, reprobate, treponema.

 

+3 letters: atmosphere, azeotropes, coleoptera, cooperated, cooperates, deportable, depredator, evaporated, evaporates, evaporites, exportable, extemporal, notepapers, operatives, operculate, outcapered, peashooter, pejorative, perborates, percolated, percolates, perfoliate, perforated, perforates, periosteal, peritoneal, permeation, personated, personates, poetasters, porterages, preadopted, prestorage, procreated, procreates, proteinase, reoperated, reoperates, repopulate, reportable, reportages, reprobated, reprobates, tetraspore, treponemal, treponemas, waterpower.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Operate


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 70 65 72 61 74 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

---    .--.    .    .-.    .-    -    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#112 &#101 &#114 &#97 &#116 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0070 0065 0072 0061 0074 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

49827184678671

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes
21. Anagrams
22. Orthography
23. Bibliography


  

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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation;
Albaans, Albanies, Albaniese taal, shqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, Albanyano, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, albanskt, albanialainen, Albanais, Albaneesk, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, arbnisht, arbërisht, albán, albanskur, albanska, AlbÚinis, albanese, 알"니아, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, Alapania, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець, for Albanian;
Arabies, arabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arábiskt, arabialainen, arabe, Arabysk, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, 아라비아, Arabish, arabir, arabic, арабский, Arapi, arapski, árabe, arabisk, าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập, for Arabic;
Bulgaars, Bulgaar, bulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, Búlgaru, български, български език, българин, Bulgaryan, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarskt, bulgarialainen, Bulgaarsk, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bullgar, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, Bułgar, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri, for Bulgarian;
Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, ‏تشيكي, ‏اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, ‏التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, Checu, чешки, Sekoslovakyano, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tsjechysk, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, chèc, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc, for Czech;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
‏الاسبرانتو لغة دولية, Esperantu, есперанто, 世界语, esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, אספר טו, eszperanto, eszperantó, エスキモー犬 , エスペラント , эсперанто, Eseperano, esperanto, Kiesperanto, าษาที่ประ"ิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อใช้เป็น าษากลางในการสื่อสารระหว่างประเทศ ซึ่งรากศัพท์ส่วนใหญ่, esperanto dili, tiếng etperantô, for esperanto;
费罗族, føroyskur, färöisk, färöbo, for Faeroese;
Farsi, Parsi, persiskt, Fasi, for Farsi;
Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Grieks, Griek, ‏الإغريقي, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek;
Hawaïes, Hawaianu, Hawayano, 夏威夷, Hawaiaans, hawaiien, hawaiisch, hawaiinerin, hawaiiner, hawaiano, virar esquerda, hawaiisk, hawaiian, คนฮาวาย, าษาฮาวาย, hawaii'ye ait, hawaii'li, hawaii, гавайський, гава"ць, гавайська мова, for Hawaiian;
Jood, Hebreeus, Israeliet, hebraishte, ‏يهودي, ‏عبري, ‏اليهودية, ‏اللغة العبرية, ‏العبرية, Hebréu, иврит, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, староеврейски език, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejka, hebrejec, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, hebraiskt, juutalainen, hébreu, Hebrieusk, hebräisch, hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברית, עברי, zsidó, héber, izraelita, Eabhrais, ebraico, ebreo, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ", Ewagh, Ew, Ewnish, hudiu, hebraico, hebreu, ebrèu, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврейский, еврей, древнееврейский, древнееврейский язык, Eperu, hibru, hebreo, dyu, Myahudi, Yahudi, hebreiska, hebreisk, jude, ชาวฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), าษาฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, іврит, "врейський, "врей, người Hê-brơ, Hebraeg, Hebreaidd, for Hebrew;
Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, ‏الهنغاري, ‏مجري, ‏هنغاري, ‏المجري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian;
Indonesies, indonezian, ‏الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, ‏اللغة الأندونيسية, Indonesiu, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亚语, 印度尼西亞語 , indonéský, indonéština, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Yndonesysk, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, Indtasisian, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, indones, Indonesyo, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі"ць, індонезійський, індонезійська мова, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a, for Indonesian;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx;
Pools, polonisht, polak, përmirësoj, ‏صقل, ‏هذب, ‏حك, ‏بولندي, ‏جلو, ‏جلا, ‏جود, ‏أنهاه بسرعة, ‏رقة, ‏حسن, ‏نظف بشدة, ‏لمع الجلد, ‏لمع, ‏ورنشة, ‏مادة ملمعة, ‏تهذيب, ‏مسح, ‏اللغة البولندية, ‏دهان الأحذية, Polacu, лъскавина, лъскам се, лъскам, лакирам, лак, изисканост, полиране, полирам, политура, подобрявам, изтънченост, изглаждам, излъскване, полски, гланц, елегантност, лустро, шлифовам, полски език, шлифовка, поправям, излъскам, блясък, Polandino, 磨光 , 琢磨 , 波蘭語 , "亮剂, 劖 , polština, polský, pudsemiddel til fodtoej, polermiddel, politur, polere, schoensmeer, pussa, pólska, pólskur, kiillottaa, polir, Poalsk, polieren, στίλβωση, στιλβώνω, λουστράρω, פול י, פול ית, לצחצח, ל"בריק, לשפשף, לשוף, צחצוח, למרוק, לטוש, ל"ב"יק, לתמרט, ללטש, למרק, למרוט, lengyel, lucentezza, 光沢 , すい"う, ポーランド", とぎ, たくま, せ"れ", "うたく, みがき, 광택, cur sollyssid er, gloasey, Polynnish, scooirey, follid, gloas, gloasaghey, sollyssid, polako, pòlshi, pòlesh, polski, polonés, polonez, polon, полировать, полировка, польский, польский язык, лоск, обделать, глянец, отделка, вычистить, snasaich, lìomh, pasta za cipele, polirati, politirati, politura, poljski, poljski jezik, polaco, limpiar, polera, polsk, parlaklık, perdah, polonya dili, perdahlamak, parlatma, parlatmak, polonyalı, Polonyali, polonya, політура, поліровка, полірування, полірувати, польський, польська мова, обтісувати, робити вишуканим, лиск, шліфувати, тонкість, vẻ thanh nhã, nước láng nước đánh bóng, nước bóng, vẻ tao nhã, llathru, caboli, gloywi, for Polish;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
Roemeen, rumun, Rumanu, румънски език, румънски, румънец, Romanyan, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, rumenskt, romanialainen, roumain, Roemeensk, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, Roomainagh, romeno, romanés, român, румын, румынский, rumunski, rumunski jezik, rumano, rumänsk, румунська мова, румун, румунський, румунка, for Romanian;
Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Skots, skocez, шотландски, 苏 兰, skotský, Schots, skotskur, skotlantilainen, écossais, schottisch, σκωτσέζικο, σκωτικόσ, skót, skozur, scozzese, 스"틀랜", Albinagh, escocês, scoţian, шотландский, škotski jezik, škotski, škotlanđani, escocés, skotsk, iskoçyalı, шотланський, шотландці, шотландський діалект, for Scottish;
塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, for Serbo-Croatian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
Turks, turk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish;
Тюркменски Език, turkmener, Turkmeen, Turkmeense, turkmenistanilainen, Turkmène, Turkmene, Turkmenin, Τουρκομάνος, turkmeno, turcomano, turquemeno, turquemene, turkmenistanier, for Turkmen;
乌克兰, for Ukranian;
Wallies, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, ‏ويلزي, ‏الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ‏تهرب من دفع الرهان, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, уелски език, уелски, 威"士, 威爾士語 , waleština, waleský, Wels, valisiskt, gallois, walisisch, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, walesi, Breatnais, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, gallés, limba velşã, din ţara galilor, velş, уэльский, velški jezik, podvaliti, velški, velšanin, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, sözünü tutmamak, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, şartları yerine getirmemek, ödemeden kaçmak, у"льський, валлійська мова, валлійці, валлійський, не віддати гроші, Cymreig, for Welsh;