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functioned

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

Example Sentences

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If the company insists that this is a separate problem, ask them to explain why a toilet that functioned one way before the repair and another way immediately afterward should attract a second diagnostic fee.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

If confirmed, the evidence could indicate that Cave 338 functioned as a surprisingly early high-altitude mining camp.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The Lakers functioned as a family business for more than 45 years under the ownership of the late Jerry Buss and his children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He said these forests were dominated by oak, hazel, elm, birch and pine but would have functioned as what we now recognise as a temperate rainforest in the wetter west.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

We had been kept in detention and had functioned without our lawyers for more than five months.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela