performing

per·form  (pr-fôrm)

v. per·formed, per·form·ing, per·forms

v.tr.

1. To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.

2. To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.

3.

a. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience.

b. To give a public presentation of; present: My theater group performed a three-act play.

v.intr.

1. To carry on; function: a car that performs well on curves.

2. To fulfill an obligation or requirement; accomplish something as promised or expected.

3. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.

4. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.

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[Middle English performen, from Anglo-Norman performer, from Old French parfornir : par-, intensive pref. (from Latin per-, per-) + fournir, to furnish; see furnish.]

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per·forma·ble adj.

per·former n.

Synonyms: perform, execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge
These verbs signify to carry through to completion. To perform is to carry out an action, undertaking, or procedure, often with great skill or care. The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony. Laser experiments are performed regularly in the laboratory.
Execute implies performing a task or putting something into effect in accordance with a plan or design: "To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king" Edmund Burke.
Accomplish connotes the successful completion of something, often of something that requires tenacity or talent: "Make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week" Robert Louis Stevenson.
To achieve is to accomplish something, often something significant, especially despite difficulty: "Some are born great . . . Some achieve greatness . . . And some have greatness thrust upon them" Shakespeare.
Effect suggests the power of an agent to bring about a desired result: The prescribed antibiotics didn't effect a complete cure.
To fulfill is to live up to expectations or satisfy demands, wishes, or requirements: All their desires could not be fulfilled.
To discharge an obligation or duty is to perform all the steps necessary for its fulfillment: "I have found it impossible . . . to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do" Edward VIII.

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Performing

See also acrobatics; drama; films; music; songs and singing; tightrope walking.

Barnumism

showmanship or any activity taking advantage of people’s credulity or desire for sensational entertainment, as practiced by P. T. Barnum (1810-91).

callithumpian

a participant in a noisy mock serenade, as a charivari.

charivari

a mock serenade accompanied by much noise and revelry, often played as a joke on newly married couples.

ecdysiast

a strip tease dancer.

equilibrist

one who performs feats that require an unusual sense of balance, as a tightrope walker.

escapism

the art or technique of escaping from chains, locked trunks, etc., as a form of entertainment. — escapist, n., adj.

funambulism

the art or skill of tightrope walking. — funambulist, n.

harlequinade

a performance involving Harlequin or other characters of the Commedia dell’Arte; hence, buffoonery or clownish behavior. Also called harlequinery.

illusionist

a conjurer or magician who creates illusions, as by sleight of hand.

jugglery

the art of the juggler.

legerdemain

skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n.

mimicry

the art or practice of copying or imitating closely, especially by a person for the purpose of entertainment. See also biology. — mimic, mimical, adj.

monology

1. the art of performing monologues.
2. Obsolete, a monologue.

mummery

1. a performance by mummers, performers wearing masks or fantastic disguises.
2. any showy but empty performance.

pantomime

the art of mute acting. — pantomimist, n.

pianologue

a humorous performance at the piano, sometimes with a verbal accompaniment by the performer.

prestidigitation

the art of legerdemain; sleight of hand. — prestidigitator, n. — prestidigitatorial, prestidigitatory, adj.

puppetry

the art of making and handling puppets.

recitationist

a person who recites poetry or other literary excerpts for entertainment.

shadowgraph

an image formed by a shadow cast upon a lighted surface, as one formed by the hands for entertainment. — shadowgraphist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

performing - the performance of a part or role in a drama acting, playacting, playing activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture personation, impersonation - imitating the mannerisms of another person method acting, method - an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed dumb show, pantomime, mime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words byplay, stage business, business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" skit - a short theatrical episode hamming, overacting - poor acting by a ham actor heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood" reenactment - performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; "the reenactment of the battle of Princeton" roleplaying - acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy) performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance

Translations

performing [pəˈfɔːmɪŋ] adj [animal] → amaestrado

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performing [pəˈfɔːmɪŋ] adj [animal] → savant(e)

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performing [pəˈfɔːmɪŋ] perform adj [animal] → dressiert

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performing [pəˈfɔːmɪŋ] adj [animal] → ammaestrato/a