different between produce vs performance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?c? (“to lead forth”), from pr?- (“forth, forward”) + d?c? (“to lead, bring”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?dyo?os?, IPA^(key): /p???dju?s/, /p???d??u?s/
• (General American) enPR: pr?do?os?, IPA^(key): /p???dus/
• Rhymes: -u?s
• Hyphenation: pro?duce

Noun

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?d'yo?os, IPA^(key): /?p??dju?s/, /?p??d??u?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o?.dus/, /?p??.dus/
• Hyphenation: prod?uce

Verb

produce (third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

1. (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.
2. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
3. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
4. (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.

5. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     to produce a man's life to threescore

6. (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Derived terms

• reproduce

Related terms

Synonyms

• (To yield, make or manufacture; to generate): bring forth, come up with

Antonyms

• (to make or manufacture): destroy, ruin

Translations

Noun

produce (uncountable)

1. That which is produced.

   Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield

2. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
3. Offspring.
   • 1865, The Turf and the Racehorse

     With regard to the mare that has proved herself of the first class during her racing career, let us contrast the probable success of her produce […]

4. (Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Usage notes

Frequently used in the collocation produce aisle, since c. 1960, specifically in the sense “fruits and vegetables”.

Hypernyms

• (items produced): output, products

Translations

References

Further reading

• produce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• produce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• produce at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• crouped

Interlingua

Verb

produce

1. present of producer
2. imperative of producer

Italian

Verb

produce

1. third-person singular indicative present of produrre

Latin

Verb

pr?d?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pr?d?c?

Noun

pr?duce

1. ablative singular of pr?dux

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?cere, present active infinitive of pr?d?c?, French produire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pro?du.t?e]

Verb

a produce (third-person singular present produce, past participle produs) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to produce

Conjugation

Derived terms

• produc?tor
• producere
• produs

Related terms

• produc?ie

Spanish

Verb

produce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of producir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of producir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of producir.

English

Alternative forms

• performaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

perform +? -ance

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?r-fôr?-m?ns, IPA^(key): /p??.?f??.m?ns/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
• Hyphenation: per?for?mance

Noun

performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)

1. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
3. (art) A live show or concert.
4. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

5. (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. w:linguistic performance.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• high-performance
• low-performance
• performance art

Related terms

• performant

Descendants

Translations

References

• performance at OneLook Dictionary Search
• performance in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• performance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /per?f?rm?ns/

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance (a live show or concert)

Further reading

• “performance” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.f??.m??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. (sports) performance

Further reading

• “performance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Noun

performance f (invariable)

1. performance

Synonyms

• (the act of performing) esecuzione
• (accomplishment) prestazione, rendimento
• (show) esibizione

Further reading

• performance in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• perfórmance (uncommon)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe?.?f??.m??.si/

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance (amount of useful work accomplished by someone or something)

   Synonym: desempenho

Further reading

• “performance” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English performance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe??fo?mans/, [pe??fo?.mãns]

Noun

performance f (plural performances)

1. performance art
2. performance (amount of useful work accomplished)

Further reading

• “performance” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.