English verb: perform | |||
1. | perform (creation) carry out or perform an action | ||
Samples | John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters. The skater executed a triple pirouette. She did a little dance. | ||
Synonyms | do, execute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ad-lib, appear, blaze away, carry, churn out, click off, conduct, cut, cut corners, declaim, direct, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize, interpret, lead, make, pipe up, practice, practise, premier, premiere, recite, rehearse, render, scamp, serenade, star, stunt | ||
2. | perform (social) perform a function | ||
Samples | Who will perform the wedding?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | church, officiate | ||
3. | perform (creation) give a performance (of something) | ||
Samples | Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight. We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera. | ||
Examples | Did he perform his major works over a short period of time? | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | act, audition, barnstorm, barnstorm, concertise, concertize, conduct, debut, give, grandstand, interlude, play, play, play, play out, playact, rap, roleplay, sight-read, sightread, solo, try out, underperform | ||
Domain category | performing arts | ||
4. | perform (social) get (something) done | ||
Samples | I did my job. | ||
Synonyms | do | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | do one's best, give full measure, give one's best, go all out, misdo, overachieve, ply, turn, underachieve, underperform | ||