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functioned

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfəŋkʃənd// UK //fˈʌŋkʃənd// func·tioned

v. worked or operated in a specific way. You use this to describe how a machine, a system, or even a part of your body did its job.

v. operated or performed a specific task or role. Often used to describe the historical operation of systems, machinery, or biological organs.


SIMPLE

The old elevator functioned perfectly for fifty years.

CONTEXTUAL

Before the software update, the system functioned as a standalone database without any cloud connectivity.

COMPLEX

The ancient aqueduct functioned as the primary water source for the entire valley until a modern filtration plant was constructed in the late nineteenth century.

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The verb is intransitive and often followed by 'as' or 'well/poorly'.

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