functioned
Did its job
Functioned is the past tense of function, meaning something worked or operated as intended: The old radio still functioned perfectly.
It can describe fulfilling a role or purpose: She functioned as team leader while the boss was away.
The garage functioned as a workshop.
Performed labor or tasks
- ranMoved swiftly, past tense
- performedDid as required
- operatedControlled or functioned
- executedCarried out or killed
activated · engaged · processed · responded · behaved · acted · served · handled
Did as required
- operatedControlled or functioned
- productivityOutput relative to input
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
performance · proficiency · reliability · consistency · dependability · output · throughput · capacity
Collective mechanical equipment
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- engineMachine producing motion
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
robotics · automation · bearings · lubrication · actuators · servomechanism · cogs · valves
In the past
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- originallyFrom the start
- onceAt one time
- historicallyIn past times
traditionally · initially · earlier · past · bygone · obsolete · discontinued · retired
worked
Performed labor or tasks
executed · activated · engaged · processed · responded · behaved · acted · served · handled · managed
performed
Did as required
- operatedControlled or functioned
- productivityOutput relative to input
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
optimization · performance · proficiency · reliability · consistency · dependability · output · throughput · capacity · utilization
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- engineMachine producing motion
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
hydraulics · robotics · automation · bearings · lubrication · actuators · servomechanism · cogs · valves · crankshaft
formerly
In the past
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- originallyFrom the start
- onceAt one time
historically · traditionally · initially · earlier · past · bygone · obsolete · discontinued · retired · legacy
- actedportrayed, performed, pretended, mimicked, impersonated
- bodily functionsOrganism's automatic life operations
- fully functional
- function keyProgrammable keyboard button
- inverse functionFunction undoing another function
- form and functionShape serving its purpose
- pulmonary functionLung operational status
function, functional, functioning, malfunction, functions, dysfunction, functionality, dysfunctional, functionally