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.
have functioned
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present perfectof function.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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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
He said these forests were dominated by oak, hazel, elm, birch and pine but would have functioned as what we now recognise as a temperate rainforest in the wetter west.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
These crater lakes may have functioned as localized "oxygen oases" before oxygen became widespread across the planet.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
These injunctions have functioned as an equalizer, and sometimes, are the only way to halt a policy that harms thousands who will never make it to a courtroom.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
It was voluminous and hand made and it looked as if it might have functioned as a "wrapper" in its palmier days.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
