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Definitions of perform

1. to act or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. get (something) done; "I did my job" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

3. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

4. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

5. carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" Wordnet Dictionary DB

6. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do. Webster Dictionary DB

7. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow. Webster Dictionary DB

8. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama. Webster Dictionary DB

9. 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. Webster Dictionary DB

10. To do or carry out; execute; achieve; as, to perform an operation; to fulfil; to render or portray; as, to perform a part in a play. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

11. To act a part; to exhibit in public; as, to perform on the piano. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

12. Performer. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

13. To do thoroughly: to carry out: to achieve: to act. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

14. To do: to act a part: to play, as on a musical instrument. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

15. To do thoroughly; execute; act. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

16. To do; act; play, as on an instrument. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

17. To bring to completion; accomplish; fulfil. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

18. To act out as a play; represent; render; play. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

19. To accomplish an act; do; act on the stage, etc. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

20. To execute; to accomplish; to discharge; to fulfil. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

21. To do; to act a part; to play. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

22. To execute thoroughly or completely; to do; to carry out; to complete; to achieve; to act a part; to play on an instrument; to represent or act a part upon the stage. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

23. To perform an obligation or contract is to execute, fulfill, or accomplish it according to its terms. Tills may consist either In action on the part of the person bound by the contract or in omission to act according to the nature of the subject-matter; but the term is usually applied to any action in discharge of a contract other than payment thelawdictionary.org

24. per-form', v.t. to do thoroughly: to carry out: to achieve: to act, as on the stage.--v.i. to do: to act a part: to play, as on a musical instrument.--adj. PERFOR'MABLE, capable of being performed: practicable.--ns. PERFOR'MANCE, act of performing: a carrying out of something: something done, esp. of a public character: a piece of work: an exhibition in a theatre or a place of amusement: an act or action; PERFOR'MER, one who performs, esp. one who makes a public exhibition of his skill: an actor, an actress, &c.--adj. PERFOR'MING, doing: trained to perform tricks. [O. Fr. parfournir, par--L. per, through, fournir, to furnish.] gutenberg.org/ebooks/37683

25. Carry into effect (command, promise, task, operation, &c.); go through, execute, (public function, play, piece of music, &c.); (intr.) act in play, play, sing, &c.; (of trained animals) execute tricks &c. at public show &c., whence performing a. Hence performable a., performer n. [old French] Concise Oxford Dictionary