function

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   What something is used for or what it does.

   The function of an auger is to bore holes.

2. 2
   verb

   To work or operate as intended.

   The new heating system functions perfectly.

3. 3
   noun

   A formal social event or ceremony.

   The hotel is hosting a function for all the staff next week.

4. 4
   noun

   A mathematical relation in which one value depends on another.

   Height is a function of age.

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”).

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