Collocations for perform - verb
1. do a task/duty/piece of work
ADVERB
effectively,
efficiently,
properly (esp. BrE),
successfully,
well
Who ensures that tasks are properly performed?
Who ensures that tasks are properly performed?
poorly
adequately, competently, reliably, satisfactorily
correctly
safely
duly (BrE), faithfully
He duly performed his own half of the bargain and expected the others to do likewise.
those who faithfully perform their duties
adequately, competently, reliably, satisfactorily
correctly
safely
duly (BrE), faithfully
He duly performed his own half of the bargain and expected the others to do likewise.
those who faithfully perform their duties
annually
regularly, routinely
automatically
manually
regularly, routinely
automatically
manually
VERB + perform
be able to,
be unable to
The prince is no longer able to perform his duties.
The prince is no longer able to perform his duties.
be expected to
2. work/function/play
ADVERB
admirably,
beautifully,
brilliantly,
efficiently,
excellently,
faultlessly,
flawlessly,
impressively,
magnificently,
solidly,
strongly,
superbly,
well
One or two of the players performed brilliantly.
The company has been performing strongly over the past year.
One or two of the players performed brilliantly.
The company has been performing strongly over the past year.
badly,
dismally (esp. BrE),
poorly
The car performed poorly at high speeds.
The car performed poorly at high speeds.
adequately,
competently,
reliably,
satisfactorily
consistently
consistently
VERB + perform
be able to,
be unable to
be expected to
students who are expected to perform well
be expected to
students who are expected to perform well
3. give a performance
ADVERB
live
The group will be performing live on tonight's show.
The group will be performing live on tonight's show.
in public,
publicly
professionally
together
The two artists have never performed together before.
professionally
together
The two artists have never performed together before.
annually
PHRASES
first performed
The play was first publicly performed in 1872.
The play was first publicly performed in 1872.
rarely performed
see sth performed
I've never seen this play performed before.
see sth performed
I've never seen this play performed before.
Perform is used with these nouns as the subject:
actor, actress, artist, athlete, band, cast, choir, dancer, economy, employee, gymnast, musician, orchestra, singer, surgeon
actor, actress, artist, athlete, band, cast, choir, dancer, economy, employee, gymnast, musician, orchestra, singer, surgeon
Perform is used with these nouns as the object:
ballet, abortion, act, action, activity, analysis, antics, assessment, autopsy, bypass, calculation, census, ceremony, chore, comparison, composition, concert, concerto, dance, deed, demonstration, display, duty, euthanasia, evaluation, exam, examination, exercise, experiment, feat, function, imitation, injection, inspection, job, magic, maintenance, management, manoeuvre, measurement, miracle, mission, motion, move, movement, music, operation, piece, procedure, recital, reconnaissance, reconstruction, repair, repertoire, repetition, rescue, research, resuscitation, review, ritual, role, routine, sacrifice, scan, search, service, simulation, sketch, solo, song, spell, step, stunt, surgery, survey, symphony, task, test, transfusion, transplant, trick, U-turn, work
ballet, abortion, act, action, activity, analysis, antics, assessment, autopsy, bypass, calculation, census, ceremony, chore, comparison, composition, concert, concerto, dance, deed, demonstration, display, duty, euthanasia, evaluation, exam, examination, exercise, experiment, feat, function, imitation, injection, inspection, job, magic, maintenance, management, manoeuvre, measurement, miracle, mission, motion, move, movement, music, operation, piece, procedure, recital, reconnaissance, reconstruction, repair, repertoire, repetition, rescue, research, resuscitation, review, ritual, role, routine, sacrifice, scan, search, service, simulation, sketch, solo, song, spell, step, stunt, surgery, survey, symphony, task, test, transfusion, transplant, trick, U-turn, work