Function

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Purpose

Synonyms Purpose, use, reason, justification, duty, province, activity, obligation, chore, errand, detail, commission, post, office, employment, operation, line of country, bag, task, role, basis, responsibility, concern, aim, assignment, charge, job, mission, undertaking, capacity, situation, occupation, business, raison d'être, thing, and pigeon.

Consequence

Synonyms Consequence, outcome, corollary, issue, result, ramification, and concomitant.

Social event

Synonyms Social event, occasion, affair, reception, celebration, gala, do, shindig, blowout, thrash, jolly, bunfight, lig, party, social occasion, gathering, soirée, jamboree, levee, bash, shindy, rave-up, knees-up, beanfeast, and beano.

Work

Synonyms Work, run, operate, be in action, go, be in working/running order, perform, and be operative.

Serve

Synonyms Serve, operate, work, have/do the job of, act the part of, do duty as, form, act, perform, behave, play the role of, perform the function of, and constitute.

Example Sentences

The function starts at noon.

My computer’s function is slow.

The device functions quite well.

Heart function improves with exercise.