Dictionary

functioning en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Functional, working.
   • The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community. 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds”, in The New York Times:
2. (euphemistic) Of a person, mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
   • Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

useful (functional)

functioning en · NOUN

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

subfunctioning · hyperfunctioning

Translations (6)

de Funktionieren (action of the verb function) · fr fonctionnement (action of the verb function) · es funcionamiento (action of the verb function) · fr fonctionnement (manner by which something functions) · nl werking (manner by which something functions) · de Funktionsweise (manner by which something functions)

functioning en · VERB

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of function
   form of function