- OPERATIVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of OPERATIVE is producing an appropriate effect : efficacious How to use operative in a sentence
- Operative - definition of operative by The Free Dictionary
1 Being in effect; having force; operating: "Two major tendencies are operative in the American political system" (Heinz Eulau) 2 Functioning effectively; efficient 3 Engaged in or concerned with physical or mechanical activity 4 Of, relating to, or resulting from a surgical operation
- OPERATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
OPERATIVE meaning: 1 a worker, especially one who is skilled in working with their hands: 2 a person who works… Learn more
- operative - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
operating, or exerting force, power, or influence being in effect or operation: laws operative in this city effective or efficacious engaged in, concerned with, or pertaining to work or productive activity key: The operative word in that sentence is "sometimes '' Medicine, Surgery concerned with, involving, or pertaining to surgical operations
- operative, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word operative, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- OPERATIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Operative definition: a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker See examples of OPERATIVE used in a sentence
- OPERATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect The commercial telephone service was no longer operative An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen
- operative - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
operative (comparative more operative, superlative most operative) Effectual or important
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