作用 — meaning in English

English meaning

• effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
• function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.

Senses

作用 is used for these senses in English:

• effect (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
• function (intransitive) To have a function.
• function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
• run (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
• run To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

effect — full definition

1. noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
2. verb To bring about; to cause to happen.

function — full definition

1. noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
2. noun A formal or official event.
3. noun In maths and programming, a rule or routine that turns an input into an output.
4. verb To work or operate as intended.

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