Definition of Operate

to cause something to work or function

Examples of Operate in a sentence

Campbell showed one of the other workers how to operate the forklift so that he could have some help moving the boxes.  🔊

Driver’s ed class was held to teach the teenagers how to operate a vehicle properly.  🔊

Barb couldn’t figure out how to operate the coffee pot, so she read the manual to learn how to work it.  🔊

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