performance
637
2.5
- noun
- /pərˈfɔːrməns/
:
desempeño
- Specific training improved the workers' performance and productivity remarkably.
- improve performance
- poor performance
- performance evaluation
What's your thoughts on my performance in this in this meeting?
- What's your thoughts on my performance in this in this meeting?
- I think of sleep as the most powerful performance enhancing activity.
- Despite these strengths, his performance in reading words was dismal.
- How could you improve their performance on on those areas?
- It is, but it comes out of the performance of physical skills.
- I want you to be in a position where your performance pays you more.
- I see him and a sports performance therapist religiously.
- Why my metabolic ill health will cause my sleep performance to decline?
Examples
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Teachers often use the skill/drill approach to improve the students' performance for upcoming gameplay.
Academic text (2011) -
Furthermore, the few comments that were made concerning student performance tended to be superficial.
Academic text (2011) -
Number one, your performance starts with your mind.
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What can you tell me about his performance in class?
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What did you think of my performance?
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What's your thoughts on my performance in this in this meeting?
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Despite these strengths, his performance in reading words was dismal.
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The district gathered preliminary data on school performance by contrasting fall and spring report cards.
Academic text (2011) -
Annual data on suspensions and academic performance are publicly available through the state department's website.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher praised her students for their excellent performance in the science project.
Synonyms
344
2.3
A success you reach after working hard
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
14
3.7
A meeting where a manager talks with an employee about how well they do their job
- Specialized
1
7.2
A promise by an insurance company to pay a client if a contractor does not finish the work
- Specialized
The way a person actually uses language in real situations, including mistakes and pauses
A traditional Greek shadow puppet show with a funny main character who tells stories that poke fun at people
A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes
- Slang
An inconsistent, disappointing football display often seen with the Tottenham Hotspur team
- Archaic
A very impressive, exciting performance that people remember
How Well
257
3.4
637
2.5
234
2.7
27
4.4
- Specialized
1
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Performance comes from the roots per- 'completely' and form 'make' or 'do', the same root in the verb perform. So a person's performance is how well they 'do' a task or how successful their action is.