perform
part of speech
verb (perform, performs, performed, performing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. tree →
2) To perform a task is to do it, especially a difficult or exact one. tree →
3) To perform well or badly is to work or do well or badly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to do or carry out a commandment or duty, such as a covenant or a duty to a brother's widow. Interpretation: Jewish tradition stresses doing the commandments (mitzvot), not just believing. The duty to a dead brother's wife is called yibbum, levirate marriage. In the primary lessons: In school, pupils perform in plays, concerts and assemblies. In maths, you perform calculations; in science, you perform experiments; doctors perform operations. In sport, players perform well in a match. Phrases: "perform on stage", "perform an experiment", "perform a task".
examples
- And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even the ten words; and He wrote them upon two tables of stone. (Torah DEU.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.' (Torah GEN.38.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. (Torah EXO.18.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth perform this. (Prophets ISA.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes, for ever, at every step. (Writings PSA.119.112, JPS 1917) tree →
- He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial. (Writings JOB.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Our class will perform a play at assembly. tree →
- The band performed three songs. tree →
- Perform the calculation carefully. tree →
- We performed an experiment with magnets. tree →
- The surgeon performed the operation. tree →
- She performed well in her test. tree →
- The car performs well on snow. tree →
- Do not promise more than you can perform. tree →
note
Regular: performed, performing. Nouns: performance, performer. Spelled per-form (not "preform", which means to shape in advance).
In the corpora
- In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
- The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth perform this.
- He whom the LORD loveth shall perform His pleasure on Babylon, and show His arm on the Chaldeans.
- Then said the LORD unto me: 'Thou hast well seen; for I watch over My word to perform it.'
- So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «perform» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.