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verb
- 1. carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function): "I have my duties to perform" Similar Opposite
- 2. present (a form of entertainment) to an audience: "the play has already been performed in Britain" Similar
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The meaning of PERFORM is to adhere to the terms of : fulfill. How to use perform in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perform.
PERFORM definition: 1. to do an action or piece of work: 2. to operate/not operate in a satisfactory way: 3. to…. Learn more.
PERFORM meaning: 1. to do an action or piece of work: 2. to operate/not operate in a satisfactory way: 3. to…. Learn more.
to act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.) 2. to carry out; meet the requirements of; fulfill (a promise, command, etc.) 3. to give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.) verb intransitive.
To perform is to carry out an action, undertaking, or procedure, often with great skill or care. The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony. Laser experiments are performed regularly in the laboratory.
Perform is the general word, often applied to ordinary activity as a more formal expression than do, but usually implying regular, methodical, or prolonged application or work: to perform an exacting task.
Definitions of 'perform'. 1. When you perform a task or action, especially a complicated one, you do it. [...] 2. If something performs a particular function, it has that function. [...] 3. If you perform a play, a piece of music, or a dance, you do it in front of an audience.
Definition of perform verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERFORM definition: 1. to entertain people by acting, singing, dancing, etc: 2. to do a job or a piece of work: 3. If…. Learn more.
To perform most often means to sing, dance act or put on any kind of show. Perform also means, however, to carry out almost any function or action — to do something, in other words. Parents love to watch their kids perform.
