perform

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːm/

verb

[with object]
  • 1carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function): I have my duties to perform
  • [no object, usually with adverbial] work, function, or do something well or to a specified standard: the car performs well at low speeds our £120 million investment in the company is not performing at present
  • [no object] informal have successful or satisfactory sexual intercourse with someone: when I go to bed with any other woman I am quite unable to perform
  • 2present (a form of entertainment) to an audience: the play has already been performed in Britain
  • [no object] entertain an audience, typically by acting, singing, or dancing on stage: the band will be performing live in Hyde Park

Derivatives

performability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

performable

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French parfourmer, alteration (by association with forme 'form') of Old French parfournir, from par 'through, to completion' + fournir 'furnish, provide'