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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 purpose/special duty of sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ important, useful, valuable▪ critical, crucial, essential, key, vital▪ chief, main, major, primary, prime▪ basic▪ particular, specific▪ proper▪ original▪ dual▪
The committee has a dual function, both advisory and regulatory.
▪ bodily, brain, liver, mental, etc.▪Fortunately, his head injuries left his bodily functions unimpaired.
VERB + FUNCTION▪ have▪ carry out, fulfil/fulfill, perform, serve▪All members carry out their own particular functions.
▪The club serves a useful function as a meeting place.
2 important social eventADJECTIVE▪ charity, official, social▪The couple attended a charity function in aid of cancer research.
VERB + FUNCTION▪ hold▪ attend, go toFUNCTION + NOUN▪ room▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The reception will be held in the hotel's function room.
verbADVERB▪ effectively, efficiently, smoothly, successfully, well▪ optimally▪ flawlessly, perfectly▪ correctly, normally, properly▪All the instruments were functioning normally.
▪I can't function properly without a coffee.
▪ adequately, satisfactorily▪Problems arise when the body's immune system is not functioning adequately.
▪ poorly▪ barely▪My brain could barely function through the pain.
▪ autonomously, independently▪a system in which judges function independently of politics
▪ largely, mainly, primarily▪The organization functions primarily through volunteer efforts.
▪ actually▪This model does not describe accurately the way a market economy actually functions.
▪ still▪The bombs continued to fall, but somehow the city still functioned.
VERB + FUNCTION▪ be able to, be unable to, can▪When nutrients are in short supply the body cannot function normally.
▪ begin to▪ continue to▪ cease toPHRASES▪ fully functioning▪The group has now become a fully functioning political organization.
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