functioning

English

Verb

functioning

present participle and gerund of function

Adjective

functioning (comparative more functioning, superlative most functioning)

Functional, working
(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

Translations

functional — see functional

Noun

functioning (plural functionings)

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

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)

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