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  • Definition
    • function :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

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

    • function :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

    • function :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

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

    • 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

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

    • function :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

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