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operative meaning in Punjabi

ਅਪਰੇਟਿਵ

/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/US/ˈɑpəɹətɪv/

operative in Punjabi: ਅਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਓਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਆਪਰੇਟਿਵ. In English, operative means effectual or important.

Punjabi words for operative

ਅਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਓਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਆਪਰੇਟਿਵ

English meaning of operative

  1. adjective Effectual or important.
  2. adjective Functional, in working order.
  3. adjective Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
  4. adjective Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.

Full definition of operative

operative in a sentence

  • He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
  • an operative dose, rule, or penalty

operative in other languages

Questions about operative in Punjabi

What is the meaning of operative in Punjabi?
Operative in Punjabi is ਅਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਓਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਆਪਰੇਟਿਵ.
operative ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Operative: ਅਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਓਪਰੇਟਿਵ, ਆਪਰੇਟਿਵ.
What does operative mean in English?
Operative means effectual or important.

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Punjabi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “operative”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: operative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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