procedure

US: /pɹəˈsidʒɝ/, /pɹoʊˈsidʒɝ/
UK: /pɹəsˈiːd‍ʒɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


procedure /procedure/
  • danh từ
    • thủ tục
      • legal procedure: thủ tục luật pháp
      • the procedure of the meeting: thủ tục hội nghị

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) a way of doing sth, especially the usual or correct way: maintenance procedures + emergency / safety / disciplinary procedures + to follow normal / standard / accepted procedure + Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure. + The procedure for logging on to the network usually involves a password.
2 [U] the official or formal order or way of doing sth, especially in business, law or politics: court / legal / parliamentary procedure
3 [C] (medical) a medical operation: to perform a routine surgical procedure
procedural adjective (formal): procedural matters / rules

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

complex, complicated | simple, straightforward | correct, normal, proper, standard, usual
There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.
| agreed, established | special | administrative, appeals, application, assessment, complaints, court, criminal, disciplinary, emergency, parliamentary, safety, scientific, selection, surgical
a minor surgical procedure

PROCEDURE + NOUN

adopt, follow, use
Did you follow the emergency procedure when you heard the alarm?
| establish
A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.

PREP.

under a/the ~
under a procedure established by legislation
| ~ for
the correct procedure for hiring staff


Concise English dictionary


proceduresprə'sɪːdʒə(r)
noun
+a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
+a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
+a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
+a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings