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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /
VERB
carry out, accomplish
Synonyms
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achieve act behave complete do execute finish function implement meet observe operate take work
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comply discharge effect end enforce fulfill move percolate perk react realize satisfy tick transact
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be engaged in bring about bring off carry through carry to completion deliver the goods dispose of do justice to do to a turn go that route pull off put through run with the ball take care of business wind up
Antonyms
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abstain avoid bear cancel cease create destroy discontinue dodge fail forget give up halt idle ignore keep lose maintain miss neglect stop
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deny dissuade overlook refuse
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direct prevent
VERB
act, depict as entertainment
Synonyms
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display execute give go on offer play present produce represent show stage
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discourse dramatize emote enact exhibit ham impersonate personate playact render
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act out appear as be on bring down the house do a number do a turn ham it up put on tread the boards
Antonyms
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abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold
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fail
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direct halt prevent stop

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Students tended to perform better after getting more sleep than usual and earlier in the day, with mental performance gradually declining later on.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

I had sung in the choir, and they were going to perform “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Unpaid family and friends perform 75% to 80% of all hours of eldercare work in the U.S., according to research from the Urban Institute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Twenty-one Asian women perform an elaborate revenge fantasy against the white man who’s dated them all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But in order to get them, they each had to do a trick: tell a joke, sing a song or perform a trick for the rest of the class.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I

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