function

Definition

  • noun: the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used
  • noun: professional or official position
  • verb: to work or operate
  • verb: to have a function
  • usually + 'as'
  • synonyms: performance, activity, duty

Examples

  • Height is 'a function of' age in children. [=the height of children increases as their age increases]

  • His bad health has prevented him from being able to 'function' effectively in recent weeks.

  • Her chief/main/primary/principal 'function' is to provide expert legal advice.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Everyone here is with their spouse or significant other. - How would it look if I showed up with no one? - You always end up ignoring me. Now, listen to me. This is an important business function. As you know, my business is selling an image, and part of my job is to live that image. (..)
    1999 American Beauty
  • (..) #start to sniff. So I should devote myself to lacrosse. #Right. O ... form a rock band. #It worked for me long ago And it still functions Jimmy. #O still taking pictures. She hated the pictures I took him. #I'm sick of it. I only saw a couple times and, yes, it was cute. (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) We'd be asking them to add extra days to their mission. Yeah. They wouldn't hesitate, not for a second. Can the function for days beyond the scheduled mission end? It should. Built to last (..)
    2015 The Martian