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functioning

func·tion
F f

Transcription

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

Definitions of functioning word

  • noun functioning 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 functioning any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 1
  • noun functioning a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand. 1
  • noun functioning 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 functioning Geometry. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine. hyperbolic function. 1
  • noun functioning 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 functioning

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 Functioning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Functioning

functioning 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".

functioning usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for functioning

adj functioning

  • functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • running — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
  • going — the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
  • operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.

noun functioning

  • duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
  • task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
  • behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
  • activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
  • action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.

adjective functioning

  • in effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
  • active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
  • in force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
All 22 Synonyms of functioning

Antonyms for functioning

adj functioning

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

noun functioning

  • 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.
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • inertia — inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.

adjective functioning

All 5 Antonyms of functioning

Related words

  • intermittent

    stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.

  • dark adaptation

    the adaptation of the eye to vision in the dark by dilation of the pupil, increased sensitivity of the retina, etc.

  • gerund

    (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).

  • hemolymph

    a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.

  • light adaptation

    the reflex adaptation of the eye to bright light, consisting of an increase in the number of functioning cones, accompanied by a decrease in the number of functioning rods (opposed to dark adaptation).

  • nominal

    being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
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