English Dictionary
Definition of “perform”
perform (pəˈfɔːm
)
Alternative Forms
perˈformable adjective perˈformer noun Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-Norman perfourmer (influenced by forme form), from Old French parfournir, from par- per- + fournir to provide; see furnish
Synonyms
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do,
achieve,
carry out,
effect,
complete,
satisfy,
observe,
fulfil,
accomplish,
execute,
bring about,
pull off,
act out,
transact,
Translations
- British English:
perform
When you perform a task or action, you complete it.We need someone to perform her duties while she's away.pəˈfɔːm VERB We need someone to perform her duties while she's away.
- Spanish:
actuar
v
- French:
réaliser
vt
- German:
durchführen
v
- Chinese: 执行 v
- Arabic: يُؤَدِّي v
- Portuguese: realizar v
- Russian: исполнять v
- Croatian: izvesti v
- Czech: provést v provádět
- Danish: udføre v
- Dutch: optreden v
- Finnish: suorittaa v
- Greek: πραγματοποιώ v
- Italian: eseguire v
- Japanese: 行う v
- Korean: 수행하다 v
- Norwegian: gjennomføre v
- Polish: wykonać v wykonywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: realizar v
- European Spanish:
actuar
v
- Swedish: uppträda v
- Thai: แสดง v
- Turkish: yapmak v
- Vietnamese: thực hiện v
Usage examples
I told him I was attending lectures at Humboldt University where Varlamov is due to perform.
Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)When the benefactor's 16 playmates arrive at his Texas mansion, they aren't given tasks to perform.
Maxim (2004)And it's perfectly normal to halt the whole show while an extra drumkit is set up for Kim to perform The She.
Irish Times (2002)Mr Carlyon, who travelled from his home in Hastings, east Sussex, to perform the deed, certainly worked magic for tourist chiefs.
Glasgow Herald (2001)You can discover a whole range of activities which are legitimate aspects of all religions, and which you may perform for yourself.
Marian Green, WILD WITCHCRAFT: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic (2002)
