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/ˈɑpəˌreɪt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | operate |
| he/she/it | operates |
| present participle | operating |
| past tense | operated |
| past participle | operated |
The company has been operating in South America for two years.
The new business will operate as a subsidiary of our company.
All the parties have to operate within the democratic system.
The organization operates on a nonprofit basis.
Racism operates at many levels, conscious and unconscious.
Very different factors were operating in the local and national elections.
This law effectively operates as a tax on education.
She won't argue with you, that's not how she operates.
Carlson operated by gaining people's confidence and then taking their money.
The sales force usually operates as a team.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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