performing
Use Performing in a sentence
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.
to render (music), as by playing or singing.
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.
to go through any performance.
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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)
self-per·formed, adjective
un·per·form·a·ble, adjective
un·per·formed, adjective
un·per·form·ing, adjective
well-per·formed, adjective
Synonyms
3. accomplish, achieve, effect.
3. accomplish, achieve, effect.
Synonym Study
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.
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.
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perform (pəˈfɔːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to carry out or do (an action) |
| 2. | (tr) to fulfil or comply with: to perform someone's request |
| 3. | to present or enact (a play, concert, etc) before or otherwise entertain an audience: the group performed Hamlet |
| 4. | informal (intr) to accomplish sexual intercourse: he performed well |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman perfourmer (influenced by forme | |
| per'formable | |
| —adj | |
| per'former | |
| —n | |
| performing (pəˈfɔːmɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| (of an animal) trained to perform tricks before an audience, as in a circus | |
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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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Example sentences
Listening to it and performing it was a big part of her life.
If a bank that was performing a valuable function fails, another will spring up in its place.
When you're part of a group and your group is performing, you want the crowd to get hyped.
In the furtherance of these objects of national interest and concern you are performing an important part.
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