functioning

English

Verb

functioning

1. present participle and gerund of function

Adjective

functioning (comparative more functioning, superlative most functioning)

1. Functional, working.
   • 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds”, in The New York Times‎:

     The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community.

2. (euphemistic, of a person) Mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.

   Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.

Synonyms

• (functional): useful

Derived terms

• functioning time
• high-functioning
• low-functioning autism
• nonfunctioning
• subfunctioning

Translations

functional — see functional

Noun

functioning (plural functionings)

1. Action of the verb function.
3. Manner by which something functions; the workings.

Derived terms

• hyperfunctioning
• subfunctioning

Translations

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)