function

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Etymology

From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō, from functus, perfect participle of fungor ("to perform, execute, discharge"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/, /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfʌŋkʃən/, [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n], [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]

Noun

function (plural functions)

1. What something does or is used for.

   Synonyms: aim, intention, purpose, role, use

2. A professional or official position.

   Synonyms: occupation, office, part, role

3. An official or social occasion.

   Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function

   Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.

   1. (slang) A party.
4. Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
5. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
6. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.

   Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, operator, transformation

   Hypernyms: relation, morphism

7. (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.

   Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine, func, funct

8. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
9. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
10. (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

Translations

• French: fonction
• German: Funktion, Funktionalität
• Italian: funzione
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: función

Translations

• French: fonction
• German: Funktion, Aufgabe
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: cargo

Translations

• German: Funktion, Feier, Festveranstaltung
• Italian: cerimonia, funzione, ricevimento
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: función

Translations

• French: en fonction de
• German: Abhängigkeitsverhältnis
• Italian: funzione
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция

Translations

• French: fonction
• German: Funktion
• Italian: funzione
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: función

Translations

• French: fonction
• German: Funktion
• Italian: funzione
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: función

Translations

• French: fonction
• German: Funktion, Zweck
• Italian: funzione
• Portuguese: função
• Russian: фу́нкция
• Spanish: función

Translations

• German: Funktion
• Italian: funzione
• Russian: фу́нкция

Verb

function (functions, present participle functioning; simple past and past participle functioned)

1. (intransitive) To have a function.

   Synonyms: officiate, serve

2. (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

   Synonyms: go, operate, run, work

   Antonyms: malfunction

Related terms

• functional
• dysfunction, dysfunctional

Translations

• German: fungieren
• Italian: funzionare, fungere
• Portuguese: funcionar
• Russian: функциони́ровать
• Spanish: fungir, servir

Translations

• French: fonctionner, marcher
• German: funktionieren, arbeiten, wirken, (slang) funzen
• Italian: funzionare
• Portuguese: funcionar
• Russian: функциони́ровать
• Spanish: funcionar, fungir, marchar

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