perform

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W2S3 [pəˈfo:m US pərˈfo:rm] v

[Date: 1300-1400; : Anglo-French; Origin: performer, from Old French perfournir, from fournir 'to complete']

1.) [I and T]

to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece of music

▪ Chenier and the band are performing at the Silver Palace tomorrow.

▪ The children perform two plays each school year.

2.) [T]

to do something, especially something difficult or useful

= ↑carry out

▪ Surgeons performed an emergency operation.

▪ The official opening ceremony was performed by Princess Margaret.

perform a study/experiment/analysis etc

▪ An analysis of the survey data was performed.

perform a task/job/duty

▪ She was fired for not performing the duties outlined in her contract.

perform a function/role

▪ software that performs a specific function

▪ The leadership cannot be expected to perform miracles (=improve a situation in a way that seems impossible) .

3.) perform well/badly etc

a) to work or do something well, badly etc

→↑underperform

▪ Many religious schools perform well academically.

▪ The team performed poorly on Saturday.

b) if a product, business etc performs well or badly, it makes a lot of money or very little money

▪ The economy is performing well.

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HINT sense 1

To talk about playing a particular part in a play, film etc, use play not perform: John Wayne played (NOT performed) a Roman soldier in the film.

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