perform

perform
verb
1 do a task/duty/piece of work
ADVERB
▪ effectively, efficiently, properly (esp. BrE), successfully, well
▪

Who ensures that tasks are properly performed?

▪ poorly
▪ adequately, competently, reliably, satisfactorily
▪ correctly
▪ safely
▪ duly (BrE), faithfully
▪

He duly performed his own half of the bargain and expected the others to do likewise.

▪

those who faithfully perform their duties

▪ annually
▪ regularly, routinely
▪ automatically
▪ manually
VERB + PERFORM
▪ be able to, be unable to
▪

The prince is no longer able to perform his duties.

▪ be expected to
PHRASES
▪ failure to perform sth
▪

failure to perform a duty

2 work/function/play
ADVERB
▪ admirably, beautifully, brilliantly, efficiently, excellently, faultlessly, flawlessly, impressively, magnificently, solidly, strongly, superbly, well
▪

One or two of the players performed brilliantly.

▪

The company has been performing strongly over the past year.

▪ badly, dismally (esp. BrE), poorly
▪

The car performed poorly at high speeds.

▪ adequately, competently, reliably, satisfactorily
▪ consistently
VERB + PERFORM
▪ be able to, be unable to
▪ be expected to
▪

students who are expected to perform well

3 give a performance
ADVERB
▪ live
▪

The group will be performing live on tonight's show.

▪ in public, publicly
▪ professionally
▪ together
▪

The two artists have never performed together before.

▪ annually
PHRASES
▪ first performed
▪

The play was first publicly performed in 1872.

▪ rarely performed
▪ see sth performed
▪

I've never seen this play performed before.

Perform is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑actor, actress, ↑artist, ↑athlete, ↑band, ↑cast, ↑choir, ↑dancer, ↑economy, ↑employee, ↑gymnast, ↑musician, ↑orchestra, ↑singer, ↑surgeon
Perform is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ballet, ↑abortion, ↑act, ↑action, ↑activity, ↑analysis, ↑antics, ↑assessment, ↑autopsy, ↑bypass, ↑calculation, ↑census, ↑ceremony, ↑chore, ↑comparison, ↑composition, ↑concert, ↑concerto, ↑dance, ↑deed, ↑demonstration, ↑display, ↑duty, ↑euthanasia, ↑evaluation, ↑exam, ↑examination, ↑exercise, ↑experiment, ↑feat, ↑function, ↑imitation, ↑injection, ↑inspection, ↑job, ↑magic, ↑maintenance, ↑management, ↑manoeuvre, ↑measurement, ↑miracle, ↑mission, ↑motion, ↑move, ↑movement, ↑music, ↑operation, ↑piece, ↑procedure, ↑recital, ↑reconnaissance, ↑reconstruction, ↑repair, ↑repertoire, ↑repetition, ↑rescue, ↑research, ↑resuscitation, ↑review, ↑ritual, ↑role, ↑routine, ↑sacrifice, ↑scan, ↑search, ↑service, ↑simulation, ↑sketch, ↑solo, ↑song, ↑spell, ↑step, ↑stunt, ↑surgery, ↑survey, ↑symphony, ↑task, ↑test, ↑transfusion, ↑transplant, ↑trick, ↑U-turn, ↑work

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