PERFORM as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • carry out or perform an action
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters
    • the skater executed a triple pirouette
    • she did a little dance
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • give a performance (of something)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight
    • We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera
    Hypernyms(s) perform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • perform a function
    Usage Example(s)
    • Who will perform the wedding?
    Hypernyms(s) perform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • get (something) done
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I did my job
    Hypernyms(s) perform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)