I'm trying to make her brain process her sister's voice

[Naeem Afzal]

Hi teachers,

I was reading a book and couldn't understand the meaning of "process" in the sentence. I even looked it up in the Cambridge dictionary.

"I'm trying to make her brain process her sister's voice."

Does it mean "I am trying to make her brain perform properly by listening to her voice"?

Many thanks.

 

[Rover_KE]

No. Click here, select dictionary #2 and scroll down to transitive verb #5.

That might not give the exact meaning. What is the wider context? What was happening in the book when that was said? Could it mean 'recognise'?

 

[Naeem Afzal]

Here is the wider context:

I was shocked at first to hear a colleague making a hopeless comment. Then I replied, "I'm trying to make her brain process her sister's voice. Also, I am doing my best to ensure that her arms and legs get proper exercise. This might help her walk like a normal person."

 

[emsr2d2]

Our brains "process" thousands of things every second. It means that we recognise, translate, work out, deal with, calculate ... and lots more!

 

[MikeNewYork]

It sounds to me as if the woman had a stroke or is in a coma.