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Meaning of "function" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUNCTION

From Latin functiō, from fungī to perform, discharge.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNCTION

function  [ˈfʌŋkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Function is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb function in English.

WHAT DOES FUNCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Function

Function may refer to: ▪ Function, explaining why a feature survived selection ▪ Subroutine, also called a function, a sequence of instructions within a larger computer program ▪ Function, related to the selected property of a system ▪ Function, in linguistics, a way of achieving an aim using language ▪ Function, a relation that associates an input to a single output according to some rule ▪ Function model, a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes ▪ Function object, or functor or functionoid, a concept of object-oriented programming ▪ Function Drinks, a beverage company based in Redondo Beach, California. ▪ Diatonic function, a term in music theory ▪ "Function", a 2012 song by American rapper E-40 featuring YG, Iamsu! & Problem ▪ A social event...

Definition of function in the English dictionary

The first definition of function in the dictionary is the natural action or intended purpose of a person or thing in a specific role. Other definition of function is an official or formal social gathering or ceremony. Function is also a factor dependent upon another or other factors.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FUNCTION

PRESENT

Present
I function
you function
he/she/it functions
we function
you function
they function
Present continuous
I am functioning
you are functioning
he/she/it is functioning
we are functioning
you are functioning
they are functioning
Present perfect
I have functioned
you have functioned
he/she/it has functioned
we have functioned
you have functioned
they have functioned
Present perfect continuous
I have been functioning
you have been functioning
he/she/it has been functioning
we have been functioning
you have been functioning
they have been functioning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I functioned
you functioned
he/she/it functioned
we functioned
you functioned
they functioned
Past continuous
I was functioning
you were functioning
he/she/it was functioning
we were functioning
you were functioning
they were functioning
Past perfect
I had functioned
you had functioned
he/she/it had functioned
we had functioned
you had functioned
they had functioned
Past perfect continuous
I had been functioning
you had been functioning
he/she/it had been functioning
we had been functioning
you had been functioning
they had been functioning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will function
you will function
he/she/it will function
we will function
you will function
they will function
Future continuous
I will be functioning
you will be functioning
he/she/it will be functioning
we will be functioning
you will be functioning
they will be functioning
Future perfect
I will have functioned
you will have functioned
he/she/it will have functioned
we will have functioned
you will have functioned
they will have functioned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been functioning
you will have been functioning
he/she/it will have been functioning
we will have been functioning
you will have been functioning
they will have been functioning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would function
you would function
he/she/it would function
we would function
you would function
they would function
Conditional continuous
I would be functioning
you would be functioning
he/she/it would be functioning
we would be functioning
you would be functioning
they would be functioning
Conditional perfect
I would have function
you would have function
he/she/it would have function
we would have function
you would have function
they would have function
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been functioning
you would have been functioning
he/she/it would have been functioning
we would have been functioning
you would have been functioning
they would have been functioning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you function
we let´s function
you function
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to function
Past participle
functioned
Present Participle
functioning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNCTION


adjunction
əˈdʒʌŋkʃən
cofunction
ˌkəʊˈfʌŋkʃən
compunction
kəmˈpʌŋkʃən
conjunction
kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən
defunction
dɪˈfʌŋkʃən
disfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
disjunction
dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən
dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
eigenfunction
ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən
expunction
ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən
hyperfunction
ˌhaɪpəˈfʌŋkʃən
injunction
ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən
interpunction
ˌɪntəˈpʌŋkʃən
inunction
ɪnˈʌŋkʃən
junction
ˈdʒʌŋkʃən
malfunction
mælˈfʌŋkʃən
multifunction
ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən
subjunction
sʌbˈdʒʌŋkʃən
thermojunction
ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒʌŋkʃən
unction
ˈʌŋkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNCTION

function change
function creep
function key
function room
function shift
function suite
function word
functional
functional calculus
functional disease
functional food
functional group
functional illiteracy
functional illiterate
functional water
functionalism
functionalist
functionalistic
functionalitities

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of function in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUNCTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «function» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of function

Translation of «function» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNCTION

Find out the translation of function to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of function from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «function» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

作用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

función
570 millions of speakers

English

function
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समारोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وظيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

функция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

função
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fungsi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Funktion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fungsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயல்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fonksiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funkcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

функція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Funcția
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειτουργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

funksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

funksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of function

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTION»

The term «function» is very widely used and occupies the 2.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «function» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «function» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about function

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10 QUOTES WITH «FUNCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word function.
1
Eric Alterman
Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.
2
Joel A. Barker
The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block your visions of the future.
3
Thomas P.M. Barnett
Transnational terrorism, in the form of the Salafi Jihadist movement, is fundamentally a function of globalization.
4
Xavier Becerra
Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.
5
Michael Behe
Since natural selection requires a function to select, an irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would have to arise as an integrated unit for natural selection to have anything to act on.
6
Paul Bloom
We can imagine our bodies being destroyed, our brains ceasing to function, our bones turning to dust, but it is harder - some would say impossible - to imagine the end of our very existence.
7
Ben Brantley
I personally read criticism - at least by writers I enjoy - to stimulate a conversation in my own mind, and I like to think that's the function I serve for others.
8
James F. Byrnes
The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit.
9
Jonathan Carroll
Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?
10
Dick Cavett
Perhaps the saddest irony of depression is that suicide happens when the patient gets a little better and can again function sufficiently.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNCTION»

Discover the use of function in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to function and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Riemann's Zeta Function
Superb high-level study of one of the most influential classics in mathematics examines landmark 1859 publication entitled “On the Number of Primes Less Than a Given Magnitude,” and traces developments in theory inspired by it.
Harold M. Edwards, 2001
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Theory of Function Spaces II
Theory of Function Spaces II is self-contained, although it may be considered an update of the author’s earlier book of the same title.
Hans Triebel, 2010
3
Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function
It also, includes numerous illustrations and schematic diagrams. This book aims to cover the role of neurotransmitters, the substances released form neurons to act on neurons.
Roy Webster, 2001
4
The Wave Function: Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum ...
This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function?
Alyssa Ney, David Albert, 2013
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The Riemann Zeta-function: Theory and Applications
End-of-chapter notes supply the history of each chapter's topic and allude to related results not covered by the book. 1985 edition.
Aleksandar Ivic, 2003
6
Algebraic Function Fields and Codes
This is an expanded edition of a popular textbook that provides a purely algebraic, self-contained and in-depth exposition of the theory of function fields. It contains numerous exercises, some fairly simple, some quite difficult.
Henning Stichtenoth, 2009
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Function Theory of One Complex Variable
This book is a text for a first-year graduate course in complex analysis. It is a modern introduction to the subject, reflecting the authors' expertise both as mathematicians and as expositors."--BOOK JACKET.
Robert Everist Greene, Steven George Krantz, 2006
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Theory of Function Spaces
The book deals with the two scales Bsp,q and Fsp,q of spaces of distributions, where ‐∞s∞ and 0p,q≤∞, which include many classical and modern spaces, such as Hölder spaces, Zygmund classes, Sobolev spaces, Besov spaces, Bessel ...
Hans Triebel, 2010
9
An Overview of the Public Relations Function
This book provides an executive overview of the field of public relations with a focus on what managers need to know to master the function quickly and effectively.
Shannon A. Bowen, 2010
10
Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
It is intended for those need to know about skeletal muscle--from undergraduate and graduate students gaining advanced knowledge in kinesiology to physiotherapists, physiatrists, and other professionals whose work demands understanding of ...
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term function is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cooperatives must function well, says Kalla
Vice President Jusuf Kalla is saying that despite a steady growth in the number of cooperatives in Indonesia, which now reach around 200,000, ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
2
Development of Lung Function in Childhood could Increase COPD …
The researchers zeroed in on two major trajectories of lung function leading to COPD. The first was the fast decline trajectory, wherein the lung ... «NYC Today, Jul 15»
3
SOCLEEN Annual Function held on Sunday
VADODARA: Society for Clean Environment (SOCLEEN) hosted its annual function on Sunday. Prizes for the various inter-school and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Traders appeal JK Bank to function on holidays
Traders today urged chairman J&K Bank Mushtaq Ahmad that the bank may function even on holidays in the next week in view of Eid. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
5
The Scary Way Diabetes Affects Thinking Skills And Brain Function
A growing body of research is finding that diabetes can take as devastating a toll on the brain as it takes on the body. A new study published ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Wildfires help forests function long-term: expert
The wildfires are good for the ecosystem because it plays a big factor in how forests function for thousands of years to come, that's according to ... «News1130, Jul 15»
7
Juvenile Justice Boards to function across Maharashtra
Juvenile Justice Boards On 10th July, 2015, the Bombay High Court directed the State Government to ensure that Juvenile Justice Boards were ... «legalera.in, Jul 15»
8
Vitamin A Key to Immune System Function: Study
Researchers from Purdue University found retinoic acid, a byproduct of digested vitamin A, is necessary for the function of two of the three types ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
9
How to Create a World-Class Finance Function
... and forging a finance function that drives the business to success. ... every company today, you want to “transform” your finance function. «CFO, Jul 15»
10
Survey Roundup: Risk Governance Not Just a Function of Money
A look at some recent surveys and reports dealing with risk and compliance issues. Send surveys and reports to wsjrisk@wsj.com. Focus on ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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