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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.
Synonyms: effect, achieve, accomplish
- 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
Derived Forms
- perˈformable, adjective
- perˈformer, noun
Other Words From
- per·form·a·ble adjective
- per·form·er noun
- mis·per·form verb
- o·ver·per·form verb
- re·per·form verb (used with object)
- self-per·formed adjective
- un·per·form·a·ble adjective
- un·per·formed adjective
- un·per·form·ing adjective
- well-per·formed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of perform1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And he said he still had work to do to perform at his optimum at Ferrari, because he was getting to grips with the team and car.
In San Francisco, fliers posted around the city feature a photo of Elon Musk allegedly performing a Nazi salute and advise readers to “sell your swasticar.”
He is still set to host his Spring Fling event in Philadelphia on Friday and will perform at his hip-hop festival Boosie Bash in Baton Rouge, La., later this month.
Behind angular shades and a trenchcoat, the multi-instrumentalist — who switched between playing guitar, keyboard and saxophone while singing — performed a bilingual mix of indie dream pop, fused with moments of vintage rock and Chicano soul.
During a session of her masterclass, Tár told students that their worries about performing a piece written by Johann Sebastian Bach were unfounded.
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