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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
And here are how the largest 10 stocks in the S&P 500 by market cap have performed this month through Thursday.
It’s still unclear whether quantum navigation devices, which work well in labs and field tests, would perform reliably on actual military missions.
“Those who perform civic service should expect to be held to a higher standard. This wasn’t a mistake. This was a concerted effort to flout the law to escape justice.”
Companies that are still making money from their core businesses, and expect to make more from their AI investments, are performing well.
Chief Executive Bob Eddy said the business continues to perform well in a volatile environment.
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