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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
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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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tightrope
English
Etymology
tight +? rope
Alternative forms
- tight-rope
- tight rope
Noun
tightrope (plural tightropes)
- A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
- (figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.
Hyponyms
- high wire / highwire
- low-wire / low wire
Derived terms
- tightrope walking
- tightrope walker
- walk a tightrope
Coordinate terms
- slackline
Translations
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