perform
/pɚˈfoɹm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
verb
To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The scientists performed several experiments."
- "It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."
- "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work."
- "The new employee performs well."
- "I could care less how she perform when she in the bed"
- "Failure to perform a contract on time may constitute a breach of contract."
Etymology
From Middle English parformen, performen (“to perform”), from Anglo-Norman performer, parfourmer, alteration of Old French parfornir, parfurnir (“to complete, accomplish, perform”), from par- + fornir, furnir (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Frankish *frummjan (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną, *framjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“in front, forth”), *per- (“forward, out”). Cognate with Old High German frummen (“to do, execute, accomplish, provide”), Old Saxon frummian (“to perform, promote”), Old English fremman (“to perform, execute, carry out, accomplish”). See also frame, from. Modernly, rather than Proto-Germanic *frumjaną, associated with Latin formō, analyzable as per- + form.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɚˈfoɹm/
- British English: /pəˈfɔːm/
Usage
Inflected Forms
performs (present, singular)
performing (participle, present)
performed (participle, past)
performed (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
performed (first person, past)
performest (archaic, present)
performed (past, second person)
performedst (archaic, past)
performeth (archaic, present)
performed (past, singular)