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Perform is defined as to complete something, to meet the requirements or to act in a show.

(verb)

An example of perform is for a doctor to do surgery.
An example of perform is for a person to fulfill a promise.
An example of perform is for an actor to play a role in a musical.

See perform in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
to carry out; meet the requirements of; fulfill (a promise, command, etc.)
to give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.)

Origin: ME performen < Anglo-Fr parformer, altered (infl. by forme, form) < OFr parfournir, to perform, consummate < par (< L per-, intens.) + fornir, to accomplish, furnish

intransitive verb

to carry out or execute an action or process; esp., to take part in a musical program, act in a play, dance, etc. before an audience

Related Forms:

performable adjective
performer noun

See perform in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb per·formed, per·form·ing, per·forms

verb, transitive

To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.
To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.
a. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience.
b. To give a public presentation of; present: My theater group performed a three-act play.

verb, intransitive

To carry on; function: a car that performs well on curves.
To fulfill an obligation or requirement; accomplish something as promised or expected.
To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.
To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English performen

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman performer

Origin: , from Old French parfornir

Origin: : par-, intensive pref. (from Latin per-, per-)

Origin: + fournir, to furnish; see furnish

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