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"
If someone or something performs well, they work well or achieve a good result. If they perform badly, they work badly or achieve a poor result. He had not performed well in his exams `State-owned industries will always perform poorly,' John Moore informed readers
To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do
To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp
If something performs a particular function, it has that function. A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function
to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ
If you perform a play, a piece of music, or a dance, you do it in front of an audience. Gardiner has pursued relentlessly high standards in performing classical music This play was first performed in 411 BC He began performing in the early fifties, singing and playing guitar
To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow
When you perform a task or action, especially a complicated one, you do it. His council had had to perform miracles on a tiny budget Several grafts may be performed at one operation