function
noun [C] (PURPOSE) /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/Definition
B2 the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person): The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart. I'm not quite sure what my function is within the company. A thermostat performs the function of controlling temperature.Goals and purposes
(Definition of function noun (PURPOSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aim noun (INTENTION)
- ambition noun
- avail noun
- dedicated adjective
- goal noun (AIM)
- have big ideas idiom
- idea noun (PURPOSE)
- mission noun (JOB)
- object noun (PURPOSE)
- order noun (PURPOSE)
- orientation noun (AIMS)
- prize noun
- purpose noun
- raison d'être noun
- sb's heart's desire idiom
- should modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- the end justifies the means idiom
- the order of the day idiom
- way noun (WANT)
- will noun (MENTAL POWER)
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