v. t. | 1. | To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do. |
2. | To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; | |
3. | To represent; to act; to play; as in drama. | |
v. i. | 1. | To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; |
Verb | 1. | perform - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
2. | perform - perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?" | |
3. | perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" | |
4. | perform - get (something) done; "I did my job" Synonyms: do |
(programming) | PERFORM - A COBOL statement used for executing
"paragraphs". |