function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/function noun (PURPOSE)
perform the function of A thermostat performs the function of controlling temperature.
- Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten?
- Surely the function of the law is to protect everyone's rights.
- Do the lights on this cassette deck have any useful function or are they just for show?
- Zoos fulfil an important function in the protection of rare species.
- He performs several important functions within the organization.
function noun (CEREMONY)
C1 [ C ]
- anti-ritualism
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremonially
- ceremony
- guard of honour
- hara-kiri
- initiate
- initiatory
- installation
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- pageant
- requiem
- ribbon cutting
- rite of passage
- ritual
- ritualistic
- troop
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function noun (WORK)
function noun (COMPUTER)
function noun (RESULT)
function noun (VALUE)
- act
- act as something
- discharge
- function as something/someone
- functional
- functionalist
- high-performance
- hyperfunction
- man
- manned
- multifunction
- multifunctional
- on it idiom
- operate
- purpose
- run
- take
- undischarged
- work
- work a treat idiom
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