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to perform

to perform

∞ 1.3
To do a task or duty
  • verb
  • /pərˈfɔrm/
translation icon : realizar
  • It's all about how you perform each exercise.
  • perform a task
  • perform well
  • perform poorly

Well, in this study, they had people perform this five days a week.

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Examples

  • However, let's now see how both systems perform in our tests.

  • I've already been asked to perform three weddings.

    Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

  • Well, in this study, they had people perform this five days a week.

    Andrew Huberman

  • So we're going to perform a short sweep of pieces.

  • Well, all this is... a duty I thought I'd never have to perform.

    Conclave (2024)

  • Students who learn to independently create and perform music are able to think and act creatively.

    Academic text (2011)

  • To collaborate successfully, students must perform at tempo with correct notes, articulation, and dynamics.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Industrial robots are pre-programmed to repetitively perform routine tasks with precision and reliability.

    Academic text (2011)

  • By law, the lender and collection agency are required to perform a reasonable investigation.

  • Students who learn to independently create and perform music are able to think and act creatively.

Synonyms

to do
vsto perform
∞ 1.0

Study a subject at university, for example medicine or law

is the broader neutral term covering many actions
to serve
vsto perform
∞ 1.8

To be used for a specific purpose or to help achieve something

is the active carrying out of tasks rather than passive suitability
to carry out
vsto perform
348 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

is the single-word general form used in many contexts
to execute
vsto perform
233 3.6

To carry out a plan or task

is the wider term for doing tasks without that precision
to exercise
vsto perform
98 3.3

Carry out the duties of a job or role

is the general word for actions beyond only job roles
to action
vsto perform
  • Jargon
1 4.7

To carry out a plan or decision

is the more general word for completing tasks or duties
to do one's duty
vsto perform
  • Formal
1 3.2

Act responsibly because your role or job needs it

is the neutral term for actions not limited to obligations

Antonyms

to abandon
773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Compounds

no pressure to perform
3.6

Freedom from stress or need to do well in a task

How Complete

to accomplish
942 2.6
to complete
∞ 1.0
to perform
∞ 1.3
to do
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

perform infinitive
performed past
performed past participle
performing present participle
performs third person singular

Morphology

perform = form (semi-transparent) = per + form

Formed by Latin-derived prefix 'per-' + 'form'; the modern sense 'carry out' is related but not fully obvious to a B1 learner from 'form' alone.

Etymology

Perform comes from the parts per- meaning 'through' and form meaning 'shape' or 'plan', the same form you know in English. So to perform a task is to carry it 'through' to its shape or finish — in other words, to do or complete it.