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perform
[per-fawrm]
verb (used with object)
to perform miracles.
to go through or execute in the proper, customary, or established manner.
to perform the marriage ceremony.
to carry into effect; fulfill.
Perform what you promise.
to enact (a play, part, etc.), as on the stage, in movies, or on television.
to render (music), as by playing or singing.
to accomplish (any action involving skill or ability), as before an audience.
to perform a juggling act.
to complete.
to exhibit behaviors associated with (a particular social role or identity).
This study investigates the ways in which biracial Americans perform race in their day-to-day lives.
to behave in ways that exhibit (a socially acceptable belief, trait, or quality), often merely for show.
Nineteenth-century British women found in the antislavery movement a perfect way to perform empathy.
verb (used without object)
to fulfill a command, promise, or undertaking.
to execute or do something.
to act in a play.
to perform in the role of Romeo.
to perform music.
to go through any performance.
(of loans, investments, etc.) to yield a profit; earn income.
to have sexual intercourse.
I could not perform in my first intimate encounter with the love of my life.
perform
/ pəˈfɔːm /
verb
to carry out or do (an action)
(tr) to fulfil or comply with
to perform someone's request
to present or enact (a play, concert, etc) before or otherwise entertain an audience
the group performed Hamlet
informal, (intr) to accomplish sexual intercourse
he performed well
Other Word Forms
- performable adjective
- performer noun
- misperform verb
- overperform verb
- reperform verb (used with object)
- self-performed adjective
- unperformable adjective
- unperformed adjective
- unperforming adjective
- well-performed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of perform1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The clock ticks on; six hours until Smith performs “Horses,” perhaps hand in hand with the young artist who first penned the lyrics to “Gloria” and “Redondo Beach.”
"But rather than paying attention to that, our players and the coaching staff focus on what the team needs to perform at its best and produce the best possible results."
“Fundamentally, there are still good reasons to believe that wealthier households should continue to perform pretty well,” said Ben May, director of global macro research at Oxford Economics.
When technology can perform almost any mental task faster, and often better, waiting feels unnecessary.
The firm said earlier this week that instead of buying defensive shares, such as the poorly performing consumer staples stocks, bonds are better for worried investors.
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