Definisi : vi 1. serve, act, berfungsi: participles often ~ as nouns, partisipel selalu berfungsi sbg kata nama; the walking stick ~s as a prop, tongkat boleh berfungsi sbg penopang; they ~ed as observers rather than participants, mereka berfungsi sbg pemerhati dan tdk sbg peserta; 2. operate, work, (of organization) berfungsi; (of machine, vehicle, etc) berjalan; (of telephone etc) hidup, /boleh, dapat/ digunakan: the car ~s best on high grade petrol, kereta itu berjalan baik sekali dgn menggunakan petrol gred tinggi; the telephone doesn’t ~, telefon itu tdk hidup. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. activity proper to a person or thing, fungsi: one of the ~s of the committee is to vet the purchase of weaponry for the armed forces, salah satu fungsi jawatankuasa itu ialah meneliti pembelian senjata utk angkatan tentera; the ~ of the kidney is to filter waste products from the blood, fungsi buah pinggang ialah menapis kumuh dr darah; the machine has several ~s, mesin itu mempunyai beberapa fungsi; 2. formal social gathering, majlis: they were invited to a ~ at the presidential palace, mereka diundang ke majlis di istana presiden; 3. (math & computer technology) fungsi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)