Perform and Show

Perform

Perform verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

Show and perform are semantically related. in act topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Perform".

Show

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

Perform and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perform" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

Common collocations

work perform work show work
kind perform kind show kind
time perform time show time

Both words in one sentence

  • The Doug episode "Doug's No Dummy" had Doug work up a ventriliquism act (after Roger entered him in the school talent show), only to see Chalky Studebaker perform a similar act with two dummies.
  • Stylistic Suck: The show usually sends its most incompetent interviewer to perform red carpet interviews.
  • When Homer doesn't show at the wedding reception because he is buying a lottery ticket, Marge attempts to perform the toast on her own, despite the fact that it is a duet.
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