Perform

  • 21perform —    1. to defecate or urinate when required    A shortened form of perform a natural function or some such expression:     Temple felt an urge to perform a natural function. (Boyd, 1987)    Common nursery usage to describe a child being trained to …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 22perform*/*/*/ — [pəˈfɔːm] verb 1) [T] to complete an action or activity He s a surgeon who has performed many heart transplant operations.[/ex] a robot that can perform routine tasks in the home[/ex] 2) [I/T] to do something in front of an audience in order to… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 23perform — per•form [[t]pərˈfɔrm[/t]] v. t. 1) to carry out; execute; do: to perform surgery[/ex] 2) to execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform a marriage ceremony[/ex] 3) to carry into effect; fulfill: to perform a contract[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24perform — /pəˈfɔm / (say puh fawm) verb (t) 1. to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles. 2. to go through or execute in due form: to perform a ceremony. 3. to carry into effect; fulfil. 4. to act (a play, a part, etc.), as on the stage. 5. to render… …

  • 25Perform.00 — Infobox Album | Name = Howard Jones Type = Album Artist = Howard Jones Released = 2000 Recorded = Genre = Rock / Pop Length = 71:51 Label = Dtox Producer = Howard Jones Reviews = Last album = People (1998) This album = Perform.00 (2000) Next… …

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  • 26Perform — Unter dem Namen Perform erschien zwischen Dezember 1999 und Dezember 2002 ein Online Rezensionsjournal zur Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit. Herausgeber waren Gudrun Gersmann und Matthias Schnettger. Am Aufbau des Journals war ferner Gregor… …

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  • 27perform — v. to perform live * * * [pə fɔːm] to perform live …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28perform — 01. They have a whale in the Aquarium that [performs] tricks for spectators at 3:00 daily. 02. The concert was stopped when one of the [performers] had a heart attack. 03. The next [performance] by the Bolshoi Ballet will be held on Tuesday. 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29perform — [14] If the word perform had carried on as it started out, it would now be perfurnish (as indeed it was in northern and Scottish English from the 14th to the 16th centuries). For it comes ultimately from Old French parfournir, a compound verb… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30perform — verb 1 (I, T) to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play, or playing a piece of music: I ve never seen Othello performed so brilliantly. | Chris will be performing in public next week. 2 (T) to do something such as a piece… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English