operate
verb (used without object)
to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
operates
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present tense formof operate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In mid-July, the company — which also operates as Taylor Fresh Foods — removed the outsourced lettuce from the U.S. market and issued a voluntary recall of potentially contaminated products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
And the divergence between his parents’ experiences decades ago still informs the way he lives and operates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Dartford Larder in Kent opened in July 2025 and operates a subscription model, where members pay £4.50 to visit each week for essential items including unlimited fruit and vegetables.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He puts the authorities' leniency down partly to the tidy and spartan way he operates his business: a bench, umbrella, card reader and table that he folds up and carts away each evening.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
When working well, the entire boat operates like a well-lubricated machine, with every rower serving as a vital link in a chain that powers that machine forward, somewhat like a bicycle chain.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
