performs

verb

(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.

(transitive) To do (something); to execute.

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

(transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).

(intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.

(law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.

(transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).

(intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.

(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.

(sexology, uncommon) Of a man, to be able to initiate or fulfill an act of sexual intercourse.

(social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.

Roots

formaform- · Latin · shape, form

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