Perform

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.
  • v. To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.
  • v. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience.
  • v. To give a public presentation of; present: My theater group performed a three-act play.
  • verb-intransitive. To carry on; function: a car that performs well on curves.
  • verb-intransitive. To fulfill an obligation or requirement; accomplish something as promised or expected.
  • verb-intransitive. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.
  • verb-intransitive. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To do something; to execute.
  • v. To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.
  • v. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to
  • v. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.
  • verb-intransitive. To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To effect; execute; accomplish; achieve; carry on or out; do: as, to perform, an act of kindness or a deed of daring; to perform a day's labor; to perform an operation in surgery or in arithmetic.
  • To carry out or do whatever is demanded or required by (duty, a vow, etc.); execute the provisions, commands, or requirements of; put in execution; discharge; fulfil: as, to perform one's duty; to perform a vow; to perform a covenant.
  • To render; do.
  • To act or represent on or as on the stage: as, to perform the part of Hamlet.
  • To make up; constitute; complete.
  • To afford; furnish.
  • To sing, or render on a musical instrument.
  • To act; do or execute something.
  • To act a part; go through or complete any work; especially, to sing or play on a musical instrument, represent a character on the stage, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. carry out or perform an action
  • v. give a performance (of something)
  • v. get (something) done
  • v. perform a function
  • Verb Form
    performed    performing    performs   
    Cross Reference
    fill    act    observe    accomplish   
    Hyponym
    appear    practise    improvise    interpret    lead    rehearse    stunt    extemporize    declaim    ad-lib   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    execute    accomplish    consummate    effect    transact    complete    fulfill    achieve    do    discharge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Norm    conform    deform    disinform    dorm    form    inform    lukewarm    misinform    norm   
    Same Context
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