functioning
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English
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]functioning (comparative more functioning, superlative most functioning)
- functional, working
- 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, "'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds", in The New York Times [1] :
- The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community.
- (euphemistic ) Of a person, mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
- Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.
Synonyms
[edit ]- (functional): useful
Derived terms
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]functioning
- present participle and gerund of function
Translations
[edit ]functional — see functional
Noun
[edit ]functioning (plural functionings )
Derived terms
[edit ]Translations
[edit ]action of the verb function
- French: fonctionnement (fr) m
- German: Funktionieren n
- Spanish: funcionamiento (es) m
manner by which something functions
- Dutch: werking (nl) f
- French: fonctionnement (fr) m
- German: Funktionsweise (de) f
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- Russian: функциони́рование (ru) n (funkcionírovanije)