what something is intended to be used for; purpose

useful; not just for decoration

plural of NOT function

present participle of function

Functional, working / (euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.

Action of the verb function. / Manner by which something functions; the workings.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of function

plural of function

plural of functioning

(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions.