{
    "term": "function",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a special activity or purpose of a person or thing",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The club **serves a** useful **function** as a meeting place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **fulfil/perform a function**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is your function in the department?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**bodily functions** *(= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This design aims for harmony of form and function."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fortunately, his head injuries left his bodily functions unimpaired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The committee has a dual function, both advisory and regulatory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Within two weeks of quitting smoking, your lung function can improve as much as 30%"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "useful", "valuable"],
                "verb + function": ["have", "carry out", "fulfil/​fulfill"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a social event or official ceremony",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The couple attended a charity function in aid of cancer research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are numerous functions in aid of charity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He and his wife were guests of honour at a function held by the society last weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The reception will be held in the hotel's function room."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["charity", "official", "social"],
                "verb + function": ["hold", "attend", "go to"],
                "function + noun": ["room"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a quantity whose value depends on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x.",
            "sensetop": "function (of something)",
            "labels": "(mathematics)(figurative)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Salary is a function of age and experience."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfʌŋkʃn/",
                "audio": "fu/function/function__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfʌŋkʃn/",
                "audio": "fu/function/function__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi ‘perform’."
}