n. 25B6; noun
the main function of the machine : PURPOSE, task, use, role.
my function was to select and train the recruits : RESPONSIBILITY, duty, role, concern, province, activity, assignment, obligation, charge; task, job, mission, undertaking, commission; capacity, post, situation, office, occupation, employment, business.
a function attended by local dignitaries : SOCIAL EVENT, party, social occasion, affair, gathering, reception, soirée, jamboree, gala; N. Amer. levee; informal do, bash, shindig; Brit. informal jolly, beanfeast.
25B6; verb
the electrical system had ceased to function : WORK, go, run, be in working/running order, operate, be operative.
the museum functions as an educational and study centre : ACT, serve, operate; perform, work, play the role of, do duty as.