function

Noun

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• a vaguely specified social event
  • the party was quite an affair
    
  • an occasion arranged to honor the president
    
  • a seemingly endless round of social functions
    

• a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
  • it was a black-tie function
    

• a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
  • height is a function of age
    
  • price is a function of supply and demand
    

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  • the function of a teacher
    
  • the government must do its part
    
  • play its role
    

• what something is used for
  • the function of an auger is to bore holes
    
  • ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
    

• (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

Verb

• perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
  • His wife officiated as his private secretary
    

• serve a purpose, role, or function
  • The tree stump serves as a table
    
  • The female students served as a control group
    
  • This table would serve very well
    
  • His freedom served him well
    
  • The table functions as a desk
    

• perform as expected when applied
  • The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
    
  • Does this old car still run well?
    
  • This old radio doesn't work anymore
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  routine , subroutine , subprogram , procedure , affair , occasion , social occasion , social function , office , part , role , purpose , use , mathematical function , single-valued function , map , mapping , officiate , serve , work , operate , go , run
• Antonyms: 
  malfunction , misfunction