perform

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pəˈfɔːm/, enPR: pər-fôrmʹ
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɚˈfɔrm/, enPR: pər-fôrmʹ

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• Hyphenation: per‧form

Verb

Plain form perform

Third-person singular performs

Past tense performed

Past participle performed

Present participle performing

Perform is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. When you perform something, you do it.

   Please come help me perform this task.

2. People perform by entertaining an audience.

   The actors are going to perform onstage soon.

   The Royal Ballet is performing "Swan Lake" tonight.

Related words

• performer
• performance