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operative meaning in Telugu

ఆపరేటివ్

/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/US/ˈɑpəɹətɪv/

operative in Telugu: ఆపరేటివ్. In English, operative means effectual or important.

Telugu words for operative

ఆపరేటివ్

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 Telugu

What is the meaning of operative in Telugu?
Operative in Telugu is ఆపరేటివ్.
operative అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Operative: ఆపరేటివ్.
What does operative mean in English?
Operative means effectual or important.

Source and license

Telugu 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 Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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