perform

1. (transitive) To do (something); to execute.Examples: "The scientists performed several experiments."; "It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."; "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work."transitive

2. (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.Examples: "The new employee performs well."; "I could care less how she perform when she in the bed"intransitive

3. (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.intransitiveuncommon

4. (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.Examples: "Failure to perform a contract on time may constitute a breach of contract."transitive

5. (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.Examples: "They entered into an agreement and now they are obliged to perform."intransitive

6. (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.Examples: "She will perform in the play."; "The magician performed badly—none of his tricks worked."; "The string quartet performed three pieces by Haydn."ambitransitive