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plural of function.
present tense form of function (3rd person singular).

functions

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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capacity, job n.
social occasion n.
perform, work v.

NOUN

capacity, job

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action activity affair behavior business duty exercise objective operation part power purpose responsibility role service situation task work

STRONG

charge concern employment faculty goal mark mission object occupation office post province use utility

WEAK

raison d'être

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun idleness inaction inactivity inertia irresponsibility pastime

STRONG

unemployment

NOUN

social occasion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair gathering meeting reception

STRONG

celebration do party

WEAK

get-together

VERB

perform, work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be in operation be running do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

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functions

Some users have been able to use Teams and are using messaging and online meeting functions without issues.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Microsoft said mailbox access may fail and email delivery is delayed, while core Teams functions work.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Such abilities are part of what researchers often call executive functions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Planning a trip, which confronts would-be travelers with a bewildering array of decisions and reservations to nail down, is one of their most promising functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Tools were produced in diverse and distinctive shapes so modern that their functions as needles, awls, engraving tools, and so on are obvious to us.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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