perform

perform: perform per‧form [pəˈfɔːm ǁ pərˈfɔːrm] verb

1. [transitive] to do work, carry out a duty, task etc:

• It takes a highly skilled mechanic to perform repairs on this car.

• Symbols across the top of the screen let a user click a mouse button to perform common operations such as adding up a column of figures.

• These chips are designed to perform very specific functions, such as controlling computer disk drives.

2. [intransitive] to do what is expected or wanted:

• She looked good during the interview, but will she perform once she's in the job?

• The company's three divisions all performed well, despite the recession.

— performer noun [countable] :

• The company is a top performer in its field.

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perform UK US /pəˈfɔːm/ verb

► [T] to do a job, task, or duty: perform an operation/task/role » As part of the assessment, candidates were asked to perform a group task.
»The regulator failed to perform his duty to seek an enforcement order.

► [I] to do something in a satisfactory or expected way: »The threat of redundancies was affecting the team's ability to perform.
»How well do these savings accounts perform in the longer term?
perform well/badly/poorly »The company's core brand is performing well.
»The fund has been the top performing ethical unit trust for five years.

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perform — per·form vt 1: to adhere to and fulfill the terms of perform an obligation 2: to carry out or bring about perform the work according to design 3: to do according to prescribed ritual or law perform a marriage ceremony 4 … Law dictionary
perform — vb Perform, execute, discharge, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill are comparable when they mean to carry out or into effect. Perform, sometimes merely a formal synonym for do, is more often used with reference to processes than to acts. One… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PerForm — and PerForm PRO were electronic forms program, initially designed to work under GEM in DOS. Later versions of this program were designed to work on Windows 3.1, at which point it was succeeded in its product line by FormFlow.The initial version… … Wikipedia
perform — [pər fôrm′] vt. [ME performen < Anglo Fr parformer, altered (infl. by forme,FORM) < OFr parfournir, to perform, consummate < par (< L per , intens.) + fornir, to accomplish, FURNISH] 1. to act on so as to accomplish or bring to… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perform — [v1] carry out, accomplish achieve, act, be engaged in, behave, bring about, bring off, carry through, carry to completion, complete, comply, deliver the goods*, discharge, dispose of, do, do justice to*, do to a turn*, effect, end, enforce,… … New thesaurus
perform on — index militate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perform — c.1300, carry into effect, fulfill, discharge, via Anglo Fr. performir, altered (by influence of O.Fr. forme form ) from O.Fr. parfornir to do, carry out, finish, accomplish, from par completely + fornir to provide (see FURNISH (Cf. furnish)).… … Etymology dictionary
perform — ► VERB 1) carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function). 2) work, function, or do something to a specified standard. 3) present entertainment to an audience. 4) (of an investment) yield a profitable return. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary

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