Complete Definition of "perform"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-perform.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m

Verb
en-verb

  1. To do something

#: The scientists performed several experiments.
#: It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.

  1. To do something in front of an audience in order to entertain it.

#: She will perform in the play
#: The magician performed badly - none of his tricks worked.
#: The string quartet performed three pieces by Haydn.

Translations
trans-top|to do something
Dutch: t-|nl|verrichten
German: durchführen (experiment), ausführen (task),
trans-mid
Italian: eseguire
trans-bottom

trans-top|to do something in front of an audience
Finnish: esittää
German: aufführen, spielen
trans-mid
Telugu: ప�రదర�శి��� (pradarSimchu)
trans-bottom

to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|German: leisten

Derived terms
performance
performative

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