Definitions for perform
pərˈfɔrmper·form

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. performverb

   perform a function

   "Who will perform the wedding?"

3. performverb

   give a performance (of something)

   "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

4. do, performverb

   get (something) done

   "I did my job"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. performverb

   To do something; to execute.

2. performverb

   To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Performverb

   to carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do

2. Performverb

   to discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow

3. Performverb

   to represent; to act; to play; as in drama

4. 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

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. perform

   To do

   They performed the dance easily together.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 9, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Carry Out
   • Performing Arts
   • Re-create

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3139

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4276

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perform' in Verbs Frequency: #251

Anagrams for perform »

1. preform

How to pronounce perform?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perform in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perform in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of perform in a Sentence

1. Another Republican contender:

   Our government must perform its central functions and purposes: to preserve the peace, protect the people, and serve justice, the government exists to ensure our domestic security — whether it's from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people we can make America safe again.

2. Ashton Kutcher:

   Character comes when those magazines tear you apart for something you may or may not have done, and you’ve got to go out and perform tomorrow with everyone looking at you like you might be an adulterer.

3. Josiah Quincy:

   When you have a number of disagreeable duties to perform, always do the most disagreeable first.

4. Roman Zitzelsberger:

   This deal guarantees that the most important engine of the economy at the moment, private consumption, will continue to perform at a high level.

5. Unknown:

   That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.

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