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Definition of 'perform'

verb

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" [syn: perform, execute, do]

verb

Perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

verb

Give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

verb

Get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: do, perform]

Definition of 'Perform'

From: GCIDE

Perform \Per*form"\, v. i. 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Perform'

From: GCIDE

Perform \Per*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Performed; p. pr. & vb. n. Performing.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen, OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par (see Par) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See Furnish.]
1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do. [1913 Webster]
I will cry unto God most high, unto God that performeth all things for me. --Ps. lvii. 2. [1913 Webster]
Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow. [1913 Webster]
To perform your father's will. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama. [1913 Webster]
Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute; discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See Accomplish. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'perform'

From: Moby Thesaurus

accompany,
accomplish,
achieve,
act,
act a part,
act as,
act as foil,
act out,
affect,
ape,
appear,
attain,
barnstorm,
be effective,
be in action,
be productive,
behave,
betoken,
brandish,
breathe,
bring about,
bring forth,
bring forward,
bring into being,
bring into view,
bring off,
bring out,
bring to fruition,
bring to notice,
carry into execution,
carry on,
carry out,
carry through,
carry to completion,
cause,
chord,
come out,
compass,
complete,
concertize,
conduct,
consummate,
cope with,
copy,
dangle,
deal with,
demonstrate,
depict,
develop,
discharge,
disclose,
discourse,
dispatch,
display,
dispose of,
divulge,
do,
do duty,
do the job,
do the trick,
do up brown,
dramatize,
effect,
effectuate,
embody,
emote,
emotionalize,
enact,
end,
engineer,
evidence,
evince,
execute,
exhibit,
expose to view,
express,
fetch,
finish,
flaunt,
flourish,
fulfill,
function,
get top billing,
give sign,
give token,
go,
handle,
have effect,
have free play,
have play,
highlight,
illuminate,
impersonate,
implement,
incarnate,
indicate,
industrialize,
interpret,
knock off,
make,
make clear,
make music,
make plain,
manage,
manifest,
masquerade as,
mass-produce,
materialize,
mean,
militate,
mime,
mimic,
mount,
officiate,
operate,
overproduce,
pantomime,
parade,
pass for,
patter,
percolate,
perform as,
perk,
personate,
play,
play a part,
play by ear,
play the lead,
playact,
polish off,
pose as,
practice,
present,
pretend to be,
produce,
pull off,
put away,
put on,
react,
realize,
register,
render,
represent,
respond,
reveal,
roll out,
run,
serve,
set forth,
show,
show forth,
sketch,
spotlight,
stage,
star,
steal the show,
stooge,
succeed,
symphonize,
take,
take care of,
take effect,
take off,
tick,
token,
transact,
tread the boards,
trot out,
troupe,
turn the trick,
unfold,
upstage,
volume-produce,
wave,
wind up,
work,
work out

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