function

func·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fuhngk-shuh n]
- /ˈfʌŋk ʃən/
- /ˈfʌŋkʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhngk-shuh n]
- /ˈfʌŋk ʃən/

Definitions of function word

noun function the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role. 1
noun function any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 1
noun function a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand. 1
noun function Mathematics. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x 2 ; operator. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y 2 = x 2 , which assigns to every x the two values y = + x and y = − x. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice. 1
noun function Geometry. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine. hyperbolic function. 1
noun function Grammar. the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively. 1

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Origin of function

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin functiōn- (stem of functiō) a performance, execution, equivalent to funct(us) (past participle of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Function

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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function popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for function

noun function

duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.

verb function

react — to act in response to an agent or influence: How did the audience react to the speech?
operate — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
serve — to act as a servant.
behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
run — execution

All 65 Synonyms of function

Antonyms for function

noun function

fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
inaction — absence of action; idleness.
inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.

verb function

cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

All 21 Antonyms of function

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Definitions of function word

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Origin of function

First appearance:

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Function

function popularity

function usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for function

noun function

verb function

Antonyms for function

noun function

verb function

Top questions with function

Related words

continuous function

composite function

differential

inverse function

norm

parity

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