v.
- carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).
- work, function, or do something to a specified standard:
the car performs well at low speeds.
▸(of an investment) yield a profitable return.
- present (a form of entertainment) to an audience.
Derivative
- performability n.
- performable adj.
- performer n.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. parfourmer, alt. (by assoc. with forme ‘form’) of OFr. parfournir, from par ‘through, to completion’ + fournir ‘furnish, provide’.