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Perform (verb)
To do something; to execute.
“The scientists performed several experiments.”
“It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task.”
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Perform (verb)
To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
“She will perform in the play.”
“The magician performed badly – none of his tricks worked.”
“The string quartet performed three pieces by Haydn.”
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Preform (noun)
An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
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Preform (noun)
The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
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Preform (noun)
A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.
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Preform (verb)
To shape something before some other operation.
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Perform (verb)
carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function)
“I have my duties to perform”
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Perform (verb)
work, function, or do something well or to a specified standard
“the car performs well at low speeds”
“our £120 million investment in the company is not performing at present”
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Perform (verb)
have successful or satisfactory sexual intercourse with someone
“when I go to bed with any other woman I am quite unable to perform”
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Perform (verb)
present (a form of entertainment) to an audience
“the play has already been performed in Britain”
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Perform (verb)
entertain an audience, typically by acting, singing, or dancing on stage
“the band will be performing live in Hyde Park”
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Preform (verb)
form (something) beforehand
“a preformed pool”