'Perform' definitions:
Definition of 'perform'
From: WordNet
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
Words containing 'Perform'
- Performable,
- Performance,
- Performed,
- Performer,
- Performing,
- Specific performance,
- dramatic performance,
- linguistic performance,
- musical performance,
- performance bond,
- performance capability,
- performing artist,
- performing arts,
- theatrical performance,
- high-performance,
- army high performance computing research center