perform
/pɝfˈɔrm/
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Definitions
Verb
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"
Verb
perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
Verb
give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
Verb
get (something) done; "I did my job"
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act
ad-lib
appear
audition
barnstorm
blaze away
carry
church
churn out
click off
concertise
concertize
conduct
cut
cut corners
debut
declaim
direct
do one''s best
extemporise
extemporize
give
give full measure
give one''s best
go all out
grandstand
improvise
improvize
interlude
interpret
lead
make
misdo
officiate
overachieve
pipe up
play
play out
playact
ply
practice
practise
premier
premiere
rap
recite
rehearse
render
roleplay
scamp
serenade
sightread
sight-read
solo
star
stunt
try out
turn
underachieve
underperform