function
noun
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
functioned
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past participleof function.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof function.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
functionnounthe kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
Example Sentences
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And while some safety systems were absent, he said the gas detectors apparently functioned as they should do, triggering an automatic shut down of the fuel supply.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The reassignment is part of broader organizational changes that have the effect of making DeepMind—which Google acquired in 2014 and has functioned as a semiautonomous operation—more tightly integrated with the rest of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Credit markets have functioned smoothly, heavy supply has been absorbed and the main AI issuers still are “elite corporations with incredible balance sheets.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
For much of the past century, British politics functioned largely as a two-party system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Longstreet functioned mechanically, placing his troops in a defensive line.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
