Past tense of function
regular verb
The past tense of function is functioned. The past participle is also functioned.
Forms of function
| Base form (V1) | function /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | functioned |
| Past participle (V3) | functioned |
| Present participle | functioning |
| Third person singular | functions /ˈfʌŋkʃənz/ |
Functioned in a sentence
- Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.1991, Kenneth G Ross, Robert W Matthews, The social biology of wasps
- The original clocks probably functioned to protect the cells from damage induced by high UV radiation.2014 April 5, “Quite interesting: A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week; QI orchids you…. From the entry circadian
- Mood music on record had one important distinction: it functioned as Muzak's id.2004, Joseph Lanza, Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong, revised and expanded edition…. From the entry mood music
- Koinons of Asclepiasts, worshippers of Asclepius, functioned and left monuments in Athens, Colyphon, and elsewhere.1990, Wesley D. Smith, “Introduction”, in Hippocrates: Pseudepigraphic Writings, E. J. Brill, →ISBN, section “The Speeches and Medical…. From the entry koinon
- Earlier I outlined the way “yaas” functioned as in-group slang, and then as a meme in the form of yassification.2023, Abbie Levesque DeCamp, Queer Memes: Forms and Communities of Composition (PhD dissertation), Northeastern University, →ISBN, page 114. From the entry yassification
Meaning of function
- noun What something does or is used for.
- noun A professional or official position.
- noun An official or social occasion.
Questions about the past tense of function
- What is the past tense of function?
- The past tense of function is functioned.
- What is the past participle of function?
- The past participle of function is functioned.
- Is function a regular or irregular verb?
- Function is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: function (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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