operate
verb (used without object)
to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
has operated
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present perfectof operate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Still, it has operated unlike most other public companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ever since T-Mobile and Sprint merged in 2020, the U.S. wireless-communications market has operated as a comfortable oligopoly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
For 70 years, it has operated under one rule: It cannot endorse a political candidate.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Something went catastrophically wrong with the boat to make it go down like that,” said Smith, who has operated charter boats for 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
But for nine years, South Carolina has operated as if this law did not exist.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
