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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
function
func·tion AW [function functions functioned functioning] noun, verb BrE [ˈfʌŋkʃn] NAmE [ˈfʌŋkʃn]
noun
1. countable, uncountable a special activity or purpose of a person or thing
•to fulfil/perform a function
•bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)
• The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
• This design aims for harmony of form and function.
2. countable a social event or official ceremony
• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.
• There are numerous functions in aid of charity.
3. countable (mathematics)a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x= y, y is a function of x: (figurative)Salary is a function of age and experience.
4. countable (computing)a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’.
Thesaurus:
function noun C, U
•The committee performs a useful function.
use • • purpose •
sth's main/primary function/use/purpose
a useful function/purpose
have a function/use/purpose
serve/fulfil a function/purpose
Example Bank:
•Fortunately, his head injuries left his bodily functions unimpaired.
•The club serves a useful function as a meeting place.
•The committee has a dual function, both advisory and regulatory.
•The couple attended a charity function in aid of cancer research.
•The reception will be held in the hotel's function room.
•He and his wife were guests of honour at a function held by the society last weekend.
•The committee performs a useful function despite not having executive powers.
•What is your function in the department?
Derived: ↑function as somebody
verb intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (rather formal)
to work in the correct way
Syn: ↑operate
• Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.
• We now have a functioning shower.
•Many children can't function effectively in large classes.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’.
Thesaurus:
function verb I (usually used with an adverb or preposition) (formal)
•The hospital struggled to function during the raids.
run • • operate • |especially spoken work • • go •
function/run/operate/work efficiently/smoothly/independently/successfully/normally/reliably
function/run/work perfectly
function/operate/work effectively/properly/correctly
Function or operate? Function is used more to talk about whether sth works or how well or badly it works; operate is used more to talk about the conditions required for sth to work
•We now have a functioning shower.
• Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
Example Bank:
•All the instruments were functioning normally.
•Can we devise a system in which judges function independently of party politics?
•I can't function properly without a coffee.
•My brain could barely function through the pain.
•Problems arise when the body's immune system is not functioning adequately.
•The bombs continued to fall, but somehow the city still functioned.
•The group has now become a fully functioning political organization.
•The organization functions primarily through volunteer efforts.
•This model does not describe accurately the way a market economy actually functions.
•When nutrients are in short supply the body cannot function normally.
•a system in which judges function independently of politics
•Many children can't function effectively in large classes.
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