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- pronunciation:
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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 |
adverb + (v.)perform
routinely
(v.)perform
+ adverb
academically, adequately, admirably, better, brilliantly, consistently, correctly, differently, effectively, efficiently, flawlessly, independently, poorly, properly, public, regularly, safely, simultaneously, successfully
(v.)perform
+ noun
abortion,
act,
anesthesia,
audit,
autopsy,
ballet,
calculation,
ceremony,
chore,
computation,
concert,
dance,
deed,
dissection,
duty,
evaluation,
exam,
examination,
exercise,
experiment,
feat,
function,
inspection,
laser,
magic,
maintenance,
maneuver,
measurement,
miracle,
music,
operation,
play,
procedure,
recital,
repair,
repertoire,
repetition,
rite,
ritual,
routine,
sacrifice,
scan,
simulation,
skill,
solo,
song,
stunt,
surgery,
task,
test,
tonsillectomy,
transplant,
trick,
tune,
wedding,
works
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| derivations: |
performable (adj.), performer (n.) |
The word perform
contains the following part:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
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