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perform
verb (DO) /pəˈfɔːm/
/pɚˈfɔːrm/ Definition
B2 [T] to do an action or piece of work: Computers can perform a variety of tasks. The operation will be performed next week. Most of the students performed well in the exam.Acting and actsDealing with things or people perform well/badly › to operate/not operate in a satisfactory way: The equipment performed well during the tests. These tyres perform badly/poorly in hot weather.FunctioningPerforming a function
(Definition of perform verb (DO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Acting and acts
Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every move idiom
- -ant suffix
- -ation suffix
- -er suffix (PERFORMER)
- act noun (THING DONE)
- act verb (BEHAVE)
- act verb (DO SOMETHING)
- act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
- agency noun (ACTIONS)
- be up to sth idiom
- beat verb (DEFEAT)
- execution noun (ACTION)
- exploit noun
- fait accompli noun
- fling yourself into sth phrasal verb
- operation noun (WORK)
- put your money where your mouth is idiom
- step noun (STAGE)
- stop the rot idiom
- up to preposition (DOING)
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