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Used with verbs:
"
He is continuing to operate his business while under investigation."
(be + continuing to, be +able to, be +allowed to)
Used with nouns:
"
The surgeon operated on him already."
(surgeon, doctor)
"
He operated the vehicle himself."
(vehicle, car, aircraft, airplane)
"
I know how to operate the machinery."
(machinery, camera, equipment, machine)
"
The system operates fine."
(system, program)
Used with adverbs:
"
We successfully operate the business together."
(successfully, normally, effectively, currently)
"
The device operates electrically."
(electrically, electronically, continuously, efficiently, smoothly)
"
We operated the machine manually."
(manually, remotely, properly)
Used with prepositions:
"
The store operates under a new name."
(under)
"
We are operating with a small budget."
(with)
"
The doctor operated on the patient."
(on)
"
I operated within the law."
(within)
