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form
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
performs, performing, performed |
| definition 1: |
to carry out; do; fulfill.
The new employee performed all the assigned tasks.Which surgeon performed the operation?The experiment was performed a second time and produced the same results.- synonyms:
- carry out, discharge, do
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, commit, execute, fulfill, transact
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| definition 2: |
to enact or present for the entertainment of an audience.
He performed the role of Othello on the London stage.The orchestra performed that difficult new piece very well.- synonyms:
- enact, portray, put on, stage
- similar words:
- act, depict, give, play, present, render, represent
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| related words: |
dance, do, effect, interpret, obey, offer, perpetrate, phrase, play, provide, pursue, recite, represent, serve, work |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to do, fulfill, or carry out that which is expected.
She performs very efficiently in her job.This make of washing machine has always performed extremely well.- synonyms:
- function
- similar words:
- act, do, finish, provide
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| definition 2: |
to provide entertainment for an audience, as by giving a musical concert.
Who's performing at the auditorium this weekend?I thought you performed very well in the play.- similar words:
- act, dance, entertain, sing, troupe
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| related words: |
appear, conduct, entertain, function, go, operate, phrase, play, practice, recite, run, take, test, work |
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| derivations: |
performable (adj.), performer (n.) |
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