function
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function
- /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ UK
- /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/ UK
- /ˈfʊŋ(k)ʃən/ Northern England
- /ˈfʊŋkʃn̩/ Northern England
- /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ US
- [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n] US
- [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩] US
Rhymes with -ʌŋkʃən
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der.
Proto-Italic *fungōr
Latin fungor
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin fūnctiō
Old French fonction
Middle French functionbor.
English function
From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).
noun functions
- What something does or is used for. Although they serve the same function across the plant, animal and fungal kingdoms, sperm and eggs vary wildly in their structure and biochemistry, even among closely related species. […] Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat
- A professional or official position.
- An official or social occasion. Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
- A party.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant. Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
verb functions · functioning · functioned
- To have a function.
- To carry out a function; to be in action. Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.
