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- [per-fawrm]
- /pərˈfɔrm/
- /pəˈfɔːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-fawrm]
- /pərˈfɔrm/
Definitions of perform word
- verb with object perform to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles. 1
- verb with object perform to go through or execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform the marriage ceremony. 1
- verb with object perform to carry into effect; fulfill: Perform what you promise. 1
- verb with object perform to act (a play, part, etc.), as on the stage, in movies, or on television. 1
- verb with object perform to render (music), as by playing or singing. 1
- verb with object perform to accomplish (any action involving skill or ability), as before an audience: to perform a juggling act. 1
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Origin of perform
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English parformen < Anglo-French parformer, alteration (by association with forme form) of Middle French, Old French parfournir to accomplish. See per-, furnish
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Perform
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perform popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perform usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perform
noun perform
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
verb perform
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
Antonyms for perform
verb perform
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- misperform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
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