Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Functioning"
The meaning of "Functioning" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
I’m so high functioning ne anlama geliyor?
A:
It means that you are productive. This is often said in a sarcastic way when someone is feeling like a screw up.
Q:
functioning alcoholic ne anlama geliyor?
A:
Someone who drinks a lot (unhealthily) but still seems ‘normal’ and can do everything non drunk people can do. Basically alcohol doesn’t effect how they act. For example
A: “Bill drank a bottle of wine this morning but still came into work!”
B:”Wow he’s a functioning alcoholic”
A: “Bill drank a bottle of wine this morning but still came into work!”
B:”Wow he’s a functioning alcoholic”
Other questions about "Functioning"
Q:
What does "more in keeping with the functioning of it historically in Japan" mean?
The "samurai who has fallen on hard time who has to sell his daughter into prostitution/slavery" is a fairly ubiquitous literary device, which is then leveraged to erotic ends, and this is then transferred to fantasy worlds, but again, is using a model of slavery which is more in keeping with the functioning of it historically in Japan, as opposed to other places.
The "samurai who has fallen on hard time who has to sell his daughter into prostitution/slavery" is a fairly ubiquitous literary device, which is then leveraged to erotic ends, and this is then transferred to fantasy worlds, but again, is using a model of slavery which is more in keeping with the functioning of it historically in Japan, as opposed to other places.
A:
“The functioning of” is similar to “the way that something worked, operated, or occurred.”
“More in keeping with the functioning of it historically.” = closer to how it (slavery) worked in Japan.
By the way, I don’t think this is good writing. It is difficult to understand because it is not written well.
“More in keeping with the functioning of it historically.” = closer to how it (slavery) worked in Japan.
By the way, I don’t think this is good writing. It is difficult to understand because it is not written well.
Q:
"What's your functioning?"
Is this correct English? or Have I misheard something?
Is this correct English? or Have I misheard something?
A:
"What's your function?" could be "What's your job?" or "What do you do here?" (though these are the more natural ways to say it!)
Q:
I can’t be functioning without coffee bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
× I can’t be functioning without coffee
✓ I can’t function without coffee
✓ I can’t function without coffee
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