perform

discharge, execute, transact; carry out; act, play, or sing: The rock star performs before an audience of thousands each time he appears.; fulfill a command: perform one’s duties
Not to be confused with:preform – to shape or fashion beforehand; to decide beforehand: preform an opinion

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P0189400 (pər-fôrm′)v. per·formed, per·form·ing, per·forms v.tr.1. To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.2. To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.3. a. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience.b. To give a public presentation of; present: My theater group performed a three-act play.v.intr.1. To function or accomplish something as expected or required: a car that performs well on curves; workers not performing up to standard.2. To yield a return on investment: stocks that performed well.3. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.4. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.

[Middle English performen, from Anglo-Norman performer, from Old French parfornir : par-, intensive pref. (from Latin per-, per-) + fournir, to furnish; see furnish.]

per·form′a·ble adj.per·form′er n.Synonyms: perform, execute, accomplish, achieve
These verbs signify to carry through to completion. To perform is to carry out an action, undertaking, or procedure, often with great skill or care. The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony. Laser experiments are performed regularly in the laboratory.
Execute implies performing a task or putting something into effect in accordance with a plan or design: "To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king" (Edmund Burke).
Accomplish connotes the successful completion of something, often of something that requires tenacity or talent: "Make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
To achieve is to accomplish something, often something significant, especially despite difficulty: "Some are born great ... Some achieve greatness ... And some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).

perform

(pəˈfɔːm) vb1. to carry out or do (an action)2. (tr) to fulfil or comply with: to perform someone's request. 3. to present or enact (a play, concert, etc) before or otherwise entertain an audience: the group performed Hamlet. 4. (intr) informal to accomplish sexual intercourse: he performed well. [C14: from Anglo-Norman perfourmer (influenced by forme form), from Old French parfournir, from par- per- + fournir to provide; see furnish] perˈformable adj perˌformaˈbility n perˈformer n

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v.t. 1. to carry out; execute; do: to perform surgery. 2. to execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform a marriage ceremony. 3. to carry into effect; fulfill: to perform a contract. 4. to act (a play, part, etc.), as on the stage. 5. to render (music), as by playing or singing. 6. to accomplish (an action involving skill or ability), as before an audience. v.i. 7. to execute or do something; function. 8. to carry out or fulfill a command, promise, or contract. 9. to give a performance, esp. before an audience. 10. to engage in the performing arts, esp. professionally. [1250–1300; Middle English parformen < Anglo-French parformer, alter. (by association with forme form) of Middle French, Old French parfournir to accomplish] per•form′er, n.

perform

Past participle: performed
Gerund: performing

Imperative
perform
perform

Present
I perform
you perform
he/she/it performs
we perform
you perform
they perform

Preterite
I performed
you performed
he/she/it performed
we performed
you performed
they performed

Present Continuous
I am performing
you are performing
he/she/it is performing
we are performing
you are performing
they are performing

Present Perfect
I have performed
you have performed
he/she/it has performed
we have performed
you have performed
they have performed

Past Continuous
I was performing
you were performing
he/she/it was performing
we were performing
you were performing
they were performing

Past Perfect
I had performed
you had performed
he/she/it had performed
we had performed
you had performed
they had performed

Future
I will perform
you will perform
he/she/it will perform
we will perform
you will perform
they will perform

Future Perfect
I will have performed
you will have performed
he/she/it will have performed
we will have performed
you will have performed
they will have performed

Future Continuous
I will be performing
you will be performing
he/she/it will be performing
we will be performing
you will be performing
they will be performing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been performing
you have been performing
he/she/it has been performing
we have been performing
you have been performing
they have been performing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been performing
you will have been performing
he/she/it will have been performing
we will have been performing
you will have been performing
they will have been performing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been performing
you had been performing
he/she/it had been performing
we had been performing
you had been performing
they had been performing

Conditional
I would perform
you would perform
he/she/it would perform
we would perform
you would perform
they would perform

Past Conditional
I would have performed
you would have performed
he/she/it would have performed
we would have performed
you would have performed
they would have performed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	perform - 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"do, executeclick off - perform or finish an action rapidly; "The game was clicked off in 1:48"carry - sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"pipe up - begin to play or singdeclaim, recite - recite in elocutionserenade - sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"cut corners - do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"stunt - perform a stunt or stuntscut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper"blaze away - perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause"scamp - perform hastily and carelesslychurn out - perform in a mechanical waypremier, premiere - perform a work for the first timestar - be the star in a performanceappear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"practise, rehearse, practice - engage in a rehearsal (of)ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize, extemporize - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"interpret, render - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"conduct, direct, lead - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"make - perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
	2.	perform - perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"church - perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
	3.	perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"performing arts - arts or skills that require public performancebarnstorm - tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"barnstorm - appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumperre-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"interlude - perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"grandstand - perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"solo - perform a piece written for a single instrumentplay out - perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"underperform - perform too rarely; "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"sightread, sight-read - perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"rap - perform rap musicgive - perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"concertise, concertize - give concerts; perform in concerts; "My niece is off concertizing in Europe"play - perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"debut - make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"audition, try out - perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
	4.	perform - get (something) done; "I did my job"doaccomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"overachieve - perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; "His daughter always overachieves"turn - accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"underachieve, underperform - perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year"misdo - do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job"do one's best, give full measure, give one's best, go all out - perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night"ply - apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"

perform

verb1. do, achieve, carry out, effect, complete, satisfy, observe, fulfil, accomplish, execute, bring about, pull off, act out, transact people who have performed outstanding acts of bravery2. fulfil, carry out, execute, discharge Each part of the engine performs a different function.3. present, act (out), stage, play, produce, represent, put on, render, depict, enact, appear as students performing Shakespeare's Macbeth4. appear on stage, act He began performing in the early fifties.5. function, go, work, run, operate, handle, respond, behave This car performs well.

perform

verb1. To begin and carry through to completion:do, execute, prosecute.Informal: pull off.2. To react in a specified way:act, behave, function, operate, work.3. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:discharge, do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, keep.Idiom: live up to.4. To play the part of:act, do, enact, impersonate, play, play-act, portray, represent.5. To produce on the stage:act (out), do, dramatize, enact, give, present, put on, stage.6. To make music:play.

Translations

执行演出履行

perform

(pəˈfoːm) verb1. to do, especially with care or as a duty. The doctor performed the operation. 执行，履行 2. to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience. The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.演出perˈformance noun1. the doing of something. He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties. 执行，履行 2. the way in which something or someone performs. His performance in the exams was not very good.成绩3. something done on stage etc. The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.表演perˈformer noun a person who performs, especially theatrically or musically. 执行者，表演者

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perform miracles

To achieve extraordinary results, especially in trying to improve a situation. The therapist we hired has performed miracles with Johnny's behavioral issues. If we're going to bring this company back to its former glory, we'll need a marketing team that can perform miracles.See also: miracle, perform

old warhorse

1. A veteran of some activity or profession (not necessarily the military) who has a wealth of experience going through various trials and tribulations. I know she's a little eccentric, but Janet is an old warhorse in this firm—she's been through more trying court cases than anyone else here. The president's pick for Secretary of State is an old war horse of international trade.2. A performance or dramatic work, especially a musical, that is widely known and reliably popular due to how long or frequently it has been performed. Announcement that the old war horse was being revived for a run on Broadway sent a collective cheer across the nation. The theater has a few old warhorses that it brings out once or twice a year that it knows will always fill seats.See also: old, warhorse

perform (something) on (someone or something)

To begin and bring to completion some kind of procedure or activity focused on someone or something. I won't have anything to drink, thanks—I'm performing open-heart surgery on one of my patients tomorrow. He was arrested for performing experiments on animals. We've performed an exhaustive scan on your computer, but we couldn't find any malicious software.See also: on, perform

*old warhorse

a performance piece that is performed often. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; perform ~; play ~.) The symphony orchestra played a few old warhorses and then some ghastly contemporary stuff that will never again see the light of day.See also: old, warhorse

perform something on someone or something

to do something to someone or something; to carry out a procedure on someone or something. The surgeon performed a simple office procedure on the patient. Do you expect me to perform magic on this problem?See also: on, perform

do/perform/stage a disapˈpearing/ˈvanishing act

(informal) go away or be impossible to find when people need or want you: Ian always does a disappearing act when it’s time to wash the dishes.This refers to a magic trick done by a magician in which they make themselves or another person disappear.See also: act, disappear, perform, stage, vanish

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verb to make music

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verb carry out or perform an action

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