All 3 Uses of
function
in
Babbitt
- Babbitt spoke well—and often—at these orgies of commercial righteousness about the "realtor's function as a seer of the future development of the community, and as a prophetic engineer clearing the pathway for inevitable changes"—which meant that a real-estate broker could make money by guessing which way the town would grow.†
Chpt 4
- On the popular lecture platform as well as in the pulpit Dr. Drew is a renowned word-painter, and during the course of the year he receives literally scores of invitations to speak at varied functions both here and elsewhere.†
Chpt 17
- Gosh, you with court balls and functions and everything—†
Chpt 19 *
Definition:
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(function as in: Its main function is to...) purpose, job, or natural activity