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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
He is a rookie, his first season has had plenty of downs as well as a few ups, and Russell has been performing comfortably better than him.
Wall Street’s preoccupation with colossal companies shows up in how the indexes perform, too, Colas noted.
Amazon also said a kiosk will not dispense medication until safety checks for drug interactions, allergies and dosing have been performed.
At the gym, participants performed leg presses and leg extensions, then returned to the lab to eat one of three test meals: a high-fat pork burger, a lean pork burger, or a carbohydrate drink.
The trial took place at Carrickfergus courthouse in 1711 when eight Presbyterian women and a man were found guilty of performing witchcraft against a young woman.
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