perform
perform is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Great force to perform what they did attempt. Sir P. Sidney.
- 2.To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow. To perform your father's will. Shak.
- 3.To represent; to act; to play; as in drama. Perform a part thou hast not done before. Shak. See Accomplish.
- 4.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; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abide
- about
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiescence
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- act
- acting
- action
- adhere
- adhesion
- agency
- ambages
- and
- backhanded
- bear
- beat
- bring
- bush
- carry
- causation
- cherry
- circuit
- circuition
- circuitous
- circumbendibus
- cling
- come
- compliance
- comply
- concurrence
- country
- course
- dance
- despair
- detour
- deviate
- deviation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is perform.
- What is great force to perform what they did attempt. Sir P. Sidney called?
- What is to discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow. To perform your father's will. Shak called?
- What is to represent; to act; to play; as in drama. Perform a part thou hast not done before. Shak. See Accomplish called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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