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Operates meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of operate
Using Operates
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of operate
- In the example corpus, operates often appears in combinations such as: and operates, operates in, operates as.
Context around Operates
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Operates
- In this selection, "operates" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, okeowo, force, corporation, trains, novotel and fernhill stand out and add context to how "operates" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include air force operates approximately 40, air force operates two main and company operates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "operates" sits close to words such as updated, danger and journalists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with operates
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sinclair operates 192 stations, runs 611 channels and operates in 89 U.S. markets. (14 words)
Sydney Trains operates trains within Sydney while NSW TrainLink operates outside Sydney, intercity, country and interstate services. (17 words)
Star Alliance partner Lufthansa operates nonstop service to Frankfurt and Munich while British Airways operates a Denver to Heathrow service). (20 words)
You should review the group’s mission statement or statement of purpose, and if this is in conflict with the way the group actually operates, you should raise this publicly, suggest specific changes to the way the group operates, and ask for a vote. (44 words)
GCNet operates a state of the art Tier III Data Centre including four other Data Centres at strategic locations across the country as part of its deep commitment to ensure data integrity and security in the space in which it operates. (41 words)
It also operates and conducts retail and online sports wagering across 31 jurisdictions in North America and operates iGaming in five jurisdictions in North America; sports betting from our retail and online sportsbooks; and other games, such as keno. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through Cable Network Programming; Television; and Other, Corporate and Eliminations segments.
While the elder Okeowo operates through Gibraltar Holdings Limited, the younger Okeowo operates through Joe Faraday Limited, a company he floated 12 years ago.
You should review the group’s mission statement or statement of purpose, and if this is in conflict with the way the group actually operates, you should raise this publicly, suggest specific changes to the way the group operates, and ask for a vote.
Continuum owns and operates Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, while its related company, Coherent Hotel Ltd, owns and operates Fernhill’s Kamana Lakehouse.
It also operates and conducts retail and online sports wagering across 31 jurisdictions in North America and operates iGaming in five jurisdictions in North America; sports betting from our retail and online sportsbooks; and other games, such as keno.
The company also operates 5.7 billion cubic feet of the Mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities and third-party marketers; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center.
The way Cecilia operates – and hence the way Don operates – is in general by using brutal violence as and when required.
GCNet operates a state of the art Tier III Data Centre including four other Data Centres at strategic locations across the country as part of its deep commitment to ensure data integrity and security in the space in which it operates.
Sinclair operates 192 stations, runs 611 channels and operates in 89 U.S. markets.
Transnet has Transnet Freight Rail that operates trains, Transnet Engineering that manufactures and maintains rolling stock, Transnet Pipelines which operates the pipeline businesses.
Arriva Trains Wales also operates services between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa and London Midland operates a parliamentary train between Worcester Shrub Hill and Gloucester (there was once a regular service on the route, but this was withdrawn in 2009).
Australia Yum! directly operates 160 KFC outlets in Australia. citation The largest of the 53 independent franchisees in Australia is Collins Foods, which operates 169 stores.
DoDEA Guam operates three elementary/middle schools and one high school. citation Public libraries Guam Public Library System operates the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library in Hagåtña and five branch libraries.
If the cipher operates on single letters, it is termed a simple substitution cipher; a cipher that operates on larger groups of letters is termed polygraphic.
In Iowa, Davenport Citibus has 13 fixed routes and operates 20 buses, six days a week and Bettendorf Transit operates five routes, Monday–Saturday, and has eight buses.
It owns and operates about 35% of Indian tonnage and operates in practically all areas of shipping business servicing both national and international trades.
Star Alliance partner Lufthansa operates nonstop service to Frankfurt and Munich while British Airways operates a Denver to Heathrow service).
Sydney Trains operates trains within Sydney while NSW TrainLink operates outside Sydney, intercity, country and interstate services.
The Air Force operates two main bases, one in southern region near Santo Domingo and one in the northern region of the country, the air force operates approximately 40 aircraft including helicopters.
The passenger is advised however, that airline no. 1 operates the flight from say Chicago to Amsterdam, and airline no. 2 operates the continuing flight (on a different airplane, sometimes from another terminal) to Düsseldorf.
Phrases with operates
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with operates
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and operates 27×
- operates in 23×
- operates as 20×
- it operates 17×
- operates the 17×
- that operates 13×
- which operates 13×
- also operates 12×
- operates on 9×
- operates and 7×