What does perform mean?
Definitions for perform
pərˈfɔrmper·form
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Princeton's WordNet
perform, execute, doverb
carry out or perform an action
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
performverb
perform a function
"Who will perform the wedding?"
performverb
give a performance (of something)
"Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
do, performverb
get (something) done
"I did my job"
Wiktionary
performverb
To do something; to execute.
performverb
To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PERFORMverb
To execute; to do; to discharge; to atchieve an undertaking; to accomplish.
Etymology: performare, Italian.
All three set among the foremost ranks of fame for great minds to attempt, and great force to perform what they did attempt. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
Hast thou, spirit,
Perform’d to point the tempest that I bad thee? William Shakespeare.What cannot you and I perform upon
Th’ unguarded Duncan? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.I will cry unto God that performeth all things for me. Psalms lvii. 2.
Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently. 1 Esdras viii. 21.
Thou, my love,
Perform his fun’rals with paternal care. Dryden.You perform her office in the sphere,
Born of her blood, and make a new Platonick year. Dryd.To Performverb
To succeed in an attempt.
When a poet has performed admirably in several illustrious places, we sometimes also admire his very errors. Isaac Watts.
Wikipedia
perform
A performance is an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.
ChatGPT
perform
To perform means to carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action, task, or operation. It can also refer to presenting a form of entertainment such as a play, concert, or other artistic endeavor to an audience.
Webster Dictionary
Performverb
to carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do
Performverb
to discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow
Performverb
to represent; to act; to play; as in drama
Performverb
to do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ
Wikidata
PerForm
PerForm and PerForm PRO were electronic form programs, initially designed to work under GEM in DOS. Later versions were designed to work in Windows 3.1, at which point it was succeeded by FormFlow. The initial version of PerForm was created in 1988 and was the first product released by Canadian software firm Delrina, which became best known for its later fax software program, WinFax. The electronic forms division of Delrina was sold to JetForm in 1996. JetForm in turn was bought by Adobe, and the electronic forms products were officially discontinued in 2004.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perform
per-form′, v.t. to do thoroughly: to carry out: to achieve: to act, as on the stage.—v.i. to do: to act a part: to play, as on a musical instrument.—adj. Perfor′mable, capable of being performed: practicable.—ns. Perfor′mance, act of performing: a carrying out of something: something done, esp. of a public character: a piece of work: an exhibition in a theatre or a place of amusement: an act or action; Perfor′mer, one who performs, esp. one who makes a public exhibition of his skill: an actor, an actress, &c.—adj. Perfor′ming, doing: trained to perform tricks. [O. Fr. parfournir, par—L. per, through, fournir, to furnish.]
Editors Contribution
perform
To do
They performed the dance easily together.
Submitted by MaryC on January 9, 2020
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Perform
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3139
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4276
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Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Verbs Frequency: #251
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perform in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perform in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of perform in a Sentence
Dayton Police Department policy requires the occupants of the vehicle to exit for their own safety and safety of the K-9 officer to perform this free-air sniff.
Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual. We went on to record a song and perform together, and I was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally. This is the first that I am hearing about these accusations, nearly two decades later. It is contrary to my nature and everything I hold dear to intentionally cause someone discomfort or harm.
Hopefully Mississippi will right itself and I can come back and perform for all of my many fans. I look forward to that day.
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
The risk-reward in the subordinated part of the riskier Italian banks may be written down but the senior debt will perform.
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