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performedpast tense of perform; to carry out an action, task, or function

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: past tense of perform; to carry out an action, task, or function

Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈfɔːrmd/

Korean meaning: 수행하다, 실행하다 (perform의 과거형)

Korean pronunciation: 퍼**포**ーム드

Example Sentences

  • The magician performed his tricks so badly that even the rabbits looked embarrassed.
  • The team performed exceptionally well in the quarterly review.
  • She performed CPR on her smartphone when it stopped working.

performed

VERB

//pərˈfɔːrmd//

past tense of perform; to carry out an action, task, or function

performed concept
💡 Concept

a pianist sits at a grand piano with hands gracefully positioned on the keys, having just finished playing a complex piece. Sheet music sits open on the piano stand as the final notes still seem to hang in the air. The audience members in the background are rising from their seats and beginning to applaud enthusiastically. Some audience members have their hands raised mid-clap while others are standing up from their velvet theater seats. The pianist smiles with satisfaction at having successfully completed the musical performance. a task that has been carried out and completed successfully

performed rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

She performed well-informed experiments and transformed matter itself!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pərˈfɔːrmd/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˈfɔːmd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixper--
Rootform
Suffix--ed

Origin

라틴어 'performare'에서 유래했으며, '완전히(per-) + 형성하다(formare)'라는 의미에서 '완성하다, 수행하다'의 뜻이 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

informedtransformedreformed
informed
transformed
reformed

🔗Collocations

performed well
performed surgery
performed live
performed duties
performed tasks

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The magician performed his tricks so badly that even the rabbits looked embarrassed.

The team performed exceptionally well in the quarterly review.

😄 Fun example

She performed CPR on her smartphone when it stopped working.

The orchestra performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 last evening.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

executedcarried outconductedaccomplishedpresented

Antonyms

failedneglectedabandoned

Related

performanceperformerperforming

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