Spanish Conversation · Level 60
76 words
Spanish word
procesar
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾoθeˈsaɾ/
Meaning
- verbprocess
Example
Voy a procesar los datos ahora.
I'm going to process the data now.
More examples
¿Pueden procesar mi pago con tarjeta ahora?
Can you process my card payment now?
Core concept
A flowchart of sequential operations turning raw information into an organized result.
Common phrases
procesar un pago con tarjeta
process a card payment
procesar pagos
process payments
procesar una solicitud
process an application
Similar words
manejar: Operates or manages machines, devices, or situations to make them work as intended.
tratar: Deals with a person or issue in a specific way, often reflecting a chosen method or attitude.
analizar: Breaks down information into parts and inspects them to clarify meaning or detect patterns.
tramitar: Handles forms and requests through official channels to complete a bureaucratic process.
Definition in Spanish
Tratar datos o elementos mediante pasos ordenados para obtener un resultado u organizar información; en contextos jurídicos, acusar o llevar a juicio a alguien.
Word origin
From Latin processāre (frequentative of procedere 'to proceed'), the verb denotes carrying out successive steps on materials or data and, in judiciary use, formally indicting a person.
Usage tips
- In technical or culinary contexts procesar commonly pairs with datos, imágenes, or alimentos, while with a person the collocation procesar a alguien signals legal action.
Other meanings
- treatverb
- prosecuteverb
Related words
- procesamientoprocessingnoun
- reprocesarreprocessverb
- procesadorprocessornoun