betreiben — meaning in English

English meaning

• operate verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
• prosecute verb To formally charge someone with a crime and pursue legal action against them in court.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.

Senses

betreiben is used for these senses in English:

• operate (medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
• prosecute (transitive) To pursue something to the end.
• run To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

operate — full definition

1. verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
2. verb To perform surgery on a patient.
3. verb To run or manage a business or organization.

prosecute — full definition

1. verb To formally charge someone with a crime and pursue legal action against them in court.
2. verb (formal) To carry a task or plan through to its conclusion.

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