perform
To do (something); to execute.
Example
“The scientists performed several experiments.”
Other meanings
To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
“The new employee performs well.”
To act in a way set forth in a contract.
Related words
- coperform
- misperform
- outperform
- overperform
- performable
- performation
- performatory
- performent
- reperform
- underperform
- unperform
- unperformed
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "parfornir".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “perform” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.