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function

/ˈfʌŋkʃən/noun, verb2 syllables

Function means: a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people.

Synonyms for function33

noun, as in a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

affair, occasion, social occasion, social function, social gathering, social affair

noun, as in (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping

noun, as in a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure

noun, as in what something is used for

purpose, role, use

noun, as in the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

office, part, role

verb, as in perform as expected when applied

work, operate, go, run

verb, as in serve a purpose, role, or function

serve, service

verb, as in perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

officiate

also used for function

aim, intention, occupation, func, operator, transformation, funct

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Opposites of function

malfunction

What does function mean?10

noun

1

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people“the party was quite an affair”

2

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

3

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

4

what something is used for“the function of an auger is to bore holes”

5

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group“the function of a teacher”

6

a relation such that one thing is dependent on another“height is a function of age”

7

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony“it was a black-tie function”

verb

1

perform as expected when applied“The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in”

2

serve a purpose, role, or function“The tree stump serves as a table”

3

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function“His wife officiated as his private secretary”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with function?5

two syllables

junction

three syllables

conjunctiondysfunctioninjunctionmalfunction
Show 40 near rhymes
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Function in a sentence

  • If defective in structure, they are perfect in function.halfb1t
  • If this is not satisfied, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.FeuDRenais2
  • When life is too stressful, sexual function decreases.patgfisher
  • Hey, sir, the function on the blackboard is not exponential, but trigonometric.sharris123
  • Sound and signification, form and function, are inseparable in the life of language.shekitten
  • If everyone got rich under capitalism, the system would cease to function.shekitten
  • Ribosomes, whose function is protein synthesis, are abundant structures in prokaryotic cells.Miktsoanit
  • If this does not obtain, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.FeuDRenais2

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Forms of function

as a noun

plural
functions

as a verb

past tense
functioned
present participle
functioning
third-person singular
functions
past participle
functioned