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function functionsfunctioningfunctioned

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nounThe function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.A function is a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed .If you say that one thing is a function of another, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing.Investment is a function of the interest rate.A function is a large formal dinner or party .verbIf a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating.The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally.Conservation programs cannot function without local support.If someone or something functions as a particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing.On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace. B2

word	function
definition	noun The function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do. The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry. A function is a series of operations that a computer performs, for example when a single key or a combination of keys is pressed . If you say that one thing is a function of another, you mean that its amount or nature depends on the other thing. Investment is a function of the interest rate. A function is a large formal dinner or party . verb If a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating. The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally. Conservation programs cannot function without local support. If someone or something functions as a particular thing, they do the work or fulfil the purpose of that thing. On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
inflections	functionsfunctioningfunctioned
cefr-level	B2

Function Thing Functioning Noun Intended Main Merchant Banks