perform

/pərˈfɔrm/ verb

Definition

B1 to act, sing, dance, or play music for other people to enjoy: The orchestra will perform music by Mozart.

› formal to do a job or a piece of work: Surgeons performed the operation in less than two hours.

› to succeed or not succeed: Neither company has performed well this year.

(Definition of perform verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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