function
🇺🇸
/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˈfʌŋkʃn/
noun
B1
the job or purpose of something or someone
The main function of the lungs is to help us breathe.
R
a formal event or gathering
The hotel hosts many functions like weddings and parties.
R
a value that changes based on other values
Your test score is a function of how much you study.
R
a part of a computer program that does a specific task
This function in the app helps you save your work.
verb
R
to work or operate properly
The new machine should function without any problems.
translation
the job or purpose of something or someone; a formal event or gathering; a value that changes based on other values; a part of a computer program that does a specific task
to work or operate properly
Word Forms
Plural
functions
Progressive
functioning
Past
functioned
3rd Present
functions
Perfect
functioned