functioning
- noun
- /ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/
- Those amazingly simple things add up to a functioning school system.
- proper functioning
- normal functioning
- level of functioning
Whatever it is, it is the normal functioning of your brain.
- Whatever it is, it is the normal functioning of your brain.
- Lack of concentration and mental functioning during the day, dry mouth and morning headaches.
- This was seen as important in helping financial markets return to more normal functioning.
- Well, your brain, the physical functioning of your brain, moment by moment creates your mind.
- And that that young age when they don't have a fully functioning frontal lobe, they don't have their executive functioning fully formed yet.
Examples
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The law will provide for the organization, the functioning, and the jurisdiction of military justice.
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The presence of large logs is important to the functioning of the forest system.
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Whatever it is, it is the normal functioning of your brain.
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On a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the best, 1 is the worst, what do you think your level of functioning is?
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Yet the former were the most important components for the functioning of the broader society.
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There are indications that show that therapy can improve cognitive functioning, memory quality...
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College meetings were important because of their relationship to the functioning and governance of Balliol.
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Adjustment problems affect the family's functioning, as demonstrated by the following case illustration.
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Mental stimulation plus a regimented schedule will vastly improve your cognitive functioning.
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A healthy banking sector is critical to the functioning of the U.S. economy.
Synonyms
How well a machine or system works
The way a machine or system works
A machine or system that is working
The parts inside a machine or system that make it run
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Functioning comes from the Latin word functio, which means 'to perform' or 'to do'. So when we talk about the functioning of something we mean the way it performs its job or the way it works.