Meaning & use
Functioned
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Operated, worked, or performed a particular role or activity, especially in the past tense.
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The old engine still functioned smoothly despite its age.
For years, the committee functioned without any formal rules.
A note on using this word
"Functioned" is the simple past tense of "function," a verb that entered English from the Latin "functio," meaning performance or execution.
Words with a similar meaning
operatedworkedperformed
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Words with an opposite meaning
malfunctionedfailed
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