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  • 1perform */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)m] / US [pərˈfɔrm] verb Word forms perform : present tense I/you/we/they perform he/she/it performs present participle performing past tense performed past participle performed 1) a) [transitive] to complete an action or activity …

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  • 2perform — per|form [ pər fɔrm ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something in front of an audience in order to entertain them, for example by acting in a play or singing: The opera was first performed in 1992. Akram went on to perform on… …

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  • 3can — 1 strong verb (modal verb) 1 to be able to: He s so tall he can touch the ceiling. | This machine can perform two million calculations per second. | I can t remember where I put it. | They have everything that money can buy. | The police still… …

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  • 4perform —    1. to defecate or urinate when required    A shortened form of perform a natural function or some such expression:     Temple felt an urge to perform a natural function. (Boyd, 1987)    Common nursery usage to describe a child being trained to …

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  • 5perform*/*/*/ — [pəˈfɔːm] verb 1) [T] to complete an action or activity He s a surgeon who has performed many heart transplant operations.[/ex] a robot that can perform routine tasks in the home[/ex] 2) [I/T] to do something in front of an audience in order to… …

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  • 6perform miracles — to be extremely effective in improving a situation. Di s worked miracles in the kitchen I ve never seen it look so clean. These days plastic surgeons can perform miracles …

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  • 7perform — vb Perform, execute, discharge, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill are comparable when they mean to carry out or into effect. Perform, sometimes merely a formal synonym for do, is more often used with reference to processes than to acts. One… …

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  • 8Can You Read My Mind — is the love theme from the 1978 film Superman , with music by John Williams and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.The music is a theme for Lois Lane, whose role in the film was performed by Margot Kidder. It was originally recorded as a pop influenced… …

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  • 9can't hack it — Unable to perform an act, duty, job etc. (example: I have to quit my job as a computer technician; I just can t hack it.) …

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  • 10Can't Be Tamed — Can t Be Tamed …

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