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function

/ function /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"the function of a teacher"
"the government must do its part"
"play its role"
Type of:
duty
Kinds of:
capacity hat portfolio stead position
Derived:
officiate
verb Sense 2
perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won''t go unless it''s plugged in"
"Does this old car still run well?"
"This old radio doesn''t work anymore"
Opposites:
malfunction misfunction
Kinds of:
double roll run cut service
Derived:
operation functioning performance procedure
Verb group:
run work
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 3
a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
Type of:
mathematical relation
Kinds of:
inverse function Kronecker delta metric function metric transformation
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 4
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
"height is a function of age"
"price is a function of supply and demand"
Type of:
relation
noun Sense 5
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
"it was a black-tie function"
Type of:
social gathering social affair
noun Sense 6
what something is used for
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"
"ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
Type of:
utility usefulness
Kinds of:
raison d'etre
Derived:
serve
verb Sense 7
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
"His wife officiated as his private secretary"
Type of:
serve
Derived:
office part role official functionary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
serve a purpose, role, or function
"The tree stump serves as a table"
"The female students served as a control group"
"This table would serve very well"
"His freedom served him well"
"The table functions as a desk"
Type of:
suffice do answer
Kinds of:
prelude act as
Derived:
purpose role use
Verb group:
service serve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
a vaguely specified social event
"the party was quite an affair"
"an occasion arranged to honor the president"
"a seemingly endless round of social functions"
Type of:
social event
Kinds of:
party celebration jubilation ceremony ceremonial
noun Sense 10
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Type of:
software software system software package
Kinds of:
cataloged procedure contingency procedure library routine random number generator recursive routine
Has parts:
program programme computer program
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
3
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