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functioning

[ fuhngk-shuh-ning ]

adjective

  1. performing a specified action or activity; working; operating:

    My son has only one functioning kidney.

  2. (of a person with addiction or other illness or disability) able to cope with everyday life, as at home or at work: functioning diabetics. high-functioning.

    a functioning alcoholic with a successful career;

    functioning diabetics.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of functioning1

First recorded in 1835–40; in 1970–75 functioning fordef 2; function ( def ) (in the sense “to perform an actionâ€) + -ing 2( def )
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And in fact, I'm hearing our friends in Europe, in Germany and elsewhere, saying that the United States is really no longer a functioning democracy if these things continue to happen.

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Among the SLAM-expressing cells that measles wrecks are memory B and T cells, two crucial players in a functioning immune system.

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During his childhood, he wrote, “autism was mostly diagnosed among children who had huge difficulties in daily functioning and needed extensive support. I wasn’t flagged for evaluation or diagnosis, but that might be different today.â€

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But also to create “a perpetual, fully functioning endowment†— LA Strong Sports — for these kinds of projects around Southern California, impacting youth sports and communities.

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“It dwindled down to 16 functioning buses, and the rest were being cannibalized in order to maintain a minimum level of functioning buses.â€

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