0 (of a machine) to work correctly -- fungere
The vending machine was not operating. Salgsautomaten fungerte ikke.
1 to control a machine to make it do its job -- betjene
He operates a crane for the construction company. Han er kranfører hos anleggsbedriften.
2 to perform a medical procedure that involves cutting into sb’s body -- operere
3 to be doing business, or making a company do business -- drive
5 to do or perform a surgical operation -- operere
The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis.
Modulation of the oil flow in the main valves is presently controlled by the pilot oil pressure through manually operated pilot control valves.
In fact, a change of pressure is the practical way to optimize a given machine (fixed geometry) to operate in a certain regime.
This was in part because it wanted to keep on good terms with the government that was operating in its interests.
A heavy-duty mobile manipulator while carrying a load, experiencing a force, or operating on uneven terrain needs to maintain its balance.
This suggests that any scaffolding provided by previous utterances operates at a highly lexically-specific level at this stage in development.
It is also the case that historic preservation virtually never operates this way either.
They favored the creation of strong central bureaucratic authorities to ensure that the new agglomerations of private power operated ultimately in the public interest.
Further, structural conditions may affect how the processes identified here operate.