function

function: I UK [ˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US noun
Word forms "function":
singular function plural functions
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1)

a) [countable/uncountable] the job that something is designed to do

The function of advertising is to create a unique image for your company.
perform a function:
All the backup systems performed their function flawlessly.

b) [countable] someone's job or particular responsibility

a manager's supervisory functions

2) [countable/uncountable] something that happens in your body, or something that a part of your body does

He has no muscle function in his upper arms.

Free radicals have the ability to disrupt bodily functions.

3) [countable] a social event such as a party, especially one for a large number of people

I sometimes attend official functions with my wife.

4)

a) [countable] computing the purpose of a computer program or piece of computer equipment

accounting/spreadsheet functions

b) [countable] a single basic operation performed by a computer

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- a function of something

II UK [ˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "function":
present tense I/you/we/they function he/she/it functions present participle functioning past tense functioned past participle functioned
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1)

a) to work or operate in the correct or normal way

His new kidney began functioning immediately.

a functioning communications system

b) to work or operate in a particular way

We need to get this department functioning efficiently.

2) to operate in the same way as something else
function as:
a phrase that functions as an adverb

3) to do all the things that you normally do

Some patients cannot function without their drugs.

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Synonyms:

Performance, execution, discharge, exercise / Office, duty, business, employment, occupation, part, province / Dependent, derivative, value derived / Law of derivation, form of function, form

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Function — Func tion, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F. fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.] 1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance. In the function of his public … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
function — n 1 Function, office, duty, province are comparable when they mean the act, acts, activities, or operations expected of a person or thing by virtue of his or its nature, structure, status, or position. Function is the most comprehensive of these… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
function — 1. The noun has a number of technical meanings in mathematics and information technology, and has acquired general meanings that caused Fowler (1926) to categorize it as a popularized technicality. As a noun, it is often used somewhat… … Modern English usage
function — [fuŋk′shən] n. [OFr < L functio < pp. of fungi, to perform < IE base * bheug , to enjoy > Sans bhuṅktē, (he) enjoys] 1. the normal or characteristic action of anything; esp., any of the natural, specialized actions of a system, organ … English World dictionary
Function — may refer to:* Function (biology), explaining why a feature survived selection * Function (mathematics), an abstract entity that associates an input to a corresponding output according to some rule * Function (engineering), related to the… … Wikipedia
function — I noun appropriate activity, assignment, business, chore, design, duty, employment, exploitation, mission, munus, occupation, office, officium, performance, purpose, pursuit, responsibility, role, task, usage, use, utility, work associated… … Law dictionary
Functĭon — (v. lat. Functio), 1) Verrichtung; Amtsverrichtung; daher Functioniren, ein Amt verrichten; 2) nach Kant die Einheit der Handlung, verschiedene Vorstellungen unter eine gemeinschaftliche zu ordnen; 3) die naturgemäße Thätigkeit eines Organs; 4)… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
function — [n1] capacity, job action, activity, affair, behavior, business, charge, concern, duty, employment, exercise, faculty, goal, mark, mission, object, objective, occupation, office, operation, part, post, power, province, purpose, raison d’être*,… … New thesaurus
function — ► NOUN 1) an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. 2) a large or formal social event or ceremony. 3) a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user. 4) Mathematics a relation or expression… … English terms dictionary
Function — Func tion (f[u^][ng]k sh[u^]n), Functionate Func tion*ate, v. i. To execute or perform a function; to transact one s regular or appointed business. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
function — function, functionalism Although the use of the concepts of function and functionalism is usually associated with the work of Talcott Parsons in modern sociology, there is a long tradition of functional explanation in studying societies, and a… … Dictionary of sociology

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