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verb (used with object)
1.
to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
2.
to go through or execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform the marriage ceremony.
3.
to carry into effect; fulfill: Perform what you promise.
4.
to act (a play, part, etc.), as on the stage, in movies, or on television.
5.
EXPANDto render (music), as by playing or singing.
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to accomplish (any action involving skill or ability), as before an audience: to perform a juggling act.
7.
COLLAPSEto complete.
verb (used without object)
8.
to fulfill a command, promise, or undertaking.
9.
to execute or do something.
10.
to act in a play: to perform in the role of Romeo.
11.
to perform music.
12.
EXPANDto go through any performance.
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COLLAPSE(of loans, investments, etc.) to yield a profit; earn income.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English parformen < Anglo-French parformer, alteration (by association with forme form) of Middle French, Old French parfournir to accomplish. See per-, furnish
1250–1300; Middle English parformen < Anglo-French parformer, alteration (by association with forme form) of Middle French, Old French parfournir to accomplish. See per-, furnish
Related forms
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)
EXPANDself-per·formed, adjective
un·per·form·a·ble, adjective
un·per·formed, adjective
un·per·form·ing, adjective
well-per·formed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. Perform, discharge, execute, transact mean to carry to completion a prescribed course of action. 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. Discharge implies carrying out an obligation, often a formal or legal one: to discharge one's duties as a citizen. Execute means either to carry out an order or to carry through a plan or program: to execute a maneuver. Transact, meaning to conduct or manage, has commercial connotations: to transact business. 3. accomplish, achieve, effect.
1. Perform, discharge, execute, transact mean to carry to completion a prescribed course of action. 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. Discharge implies carrying out an obligation, often a formal or legal one: to discharge one's duties as a citizen. Execute means either to carry out an order or to carry through a plan or program: to execute a maneuver. Transact, meaning to conduct or manage, has commercial connotations: to transact business. 3. accomplish, achieve, effect.
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Word Origin & History
perform
c.1300, "carry into effect, fulfill, discharge," via Anglo-Fr. performir, altered (by infl. of O.Fr. forme "form") from O.Fr. parfornir "to do, carry out, finish, accomplish," from par- "completely" + fornir "to provide" (see furnish). Theatrical/musical sense is from 1610.
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