Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en process

process, lawsuit, legal action, case/prʊˈsɛs/

Meaning

process; lawsuit; legal action; case

In Swedish: utvecklingsförlopp

Forms

Forms of process
Singular, indefiniteen process
Singular, definiteprocessen
Plural, indefiniteprocesser
Plural, definiteprocesserna

process is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor process, den stora processen. Check another noun

Practise process

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Is it en process or ett process?

process in a sentence

  • en långvarig process
    a lengthy process
  • en kemisk process
    a chemical process
  • sociala processer
    social processes
  • driva en process
    carry on (pursue) an action

Words built with process

  • utvecklingsprocess process of development

Questions

What does process mean in English?

process means “process, lawsuit”.

Is it en process or ett process?

It is en process, and “the process” is processen.

What is the plural of process?

The plural of process is processer, and the definite plural is processerna.

Similar words

arbetsgångbearbetningskeendeutvecklingsskede

Origin

From Latin processus (“progression, progress, process”), perfect passive participle of prōcēdō (“to advance, proceed”), from prō- + cēdō (“to go, move, proceed”).

Nearby common words

process is number 2,707 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary