different between perform vs equip
perform
English
Etymology
From Middle English performen, parfournen (“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 *frumjan (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjan?, *framjan? (“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”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (frumjan, “to promote, accomplish”). See also frame, from.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
- Hyphenation: per?form
Verb
perform (third-person singular simple present performs, present participle performing, simple past and past participle performed)
- (transitive) To do (something); to execute.
- (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
- (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.
- (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
- (intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.
- (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
- (transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
- (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
- (social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.
- (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
- (intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.
- (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- perform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- perform in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- perform at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- preform
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equip
English
Etymology
From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Proto-Germanic *skip?n? (“to ship, sail, embark”); akin to Gothic ???????????????? (skip, “ship”). Compare with Old High German scif, German Schiff, Icelandic skip, Old English scip (“ship”), Old Norse skipja (“to fit out a ship”). See ship.
Meanings of its derivative "equipage" may have been influenced by Latin equus = "horse".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kw?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
- Hyphenation: equip
Verb
equip (third-person singular simple present equips, present participle equipping, simple past equipped, past participle equipped or (archaic) equipt)
- (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)
- 1921, Rafael Sabatini, In Destiny's Clutch
- it is no more than proper that you should equip us with a vessel in which to pursue the journey which you interrupted
- 1916, "Indicator Tells Pursuing Police Speed of Automobile" in Popular Science Monthly/Volume 88
- A semicircular plate, with the numbers in multiples of five up to thirty miles an hour, is equipped with a pointer, which indicates accurately the speed of the car.
- 1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs
- Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.
- 1921, Rafael Sabatini, In Destiny's Clutch
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode.
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
- (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
- 2002, Prima Temp Authors, PlayStation 2: Hot Strategies for Cool Games (page 69)
- Take it down from a distance with a magic spell, or equip your sword and attack it at close range.
- 2002, Prima Temp Authors, PlayStation 2: Hot Strategies for Cool Games (page 69)
Synonyms
- (to supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task): apparel, dight, fit out, kit out
- (to dress up): don, dress, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe
Derived terms
- re-equip, reequip
Related terms
- equipment
- equipage
Translations
References
equip in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- pequi, pique, piqué
Catalan
Etymology
From French équipe.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??kip/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e?kip/
Noun
equip m (plural equips)
- team
Related terms
- equipar
Further reading
- “equip” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “equip” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “equip” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “equip” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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