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Common collocations with perform in American Collocation

perform verb

US /pərˈfɔrm/

something you have to do

duty
obligation
service
task

Employees may be required to perform tasks beyond their strict job description.

job a person or thing has

function
role

The second chamber needs the legitimacy to perform its functions – revision, scrutiny, and constitutional oversight – effectively.

operation or activity

action
activity
exercise
manoeuvre
operation
procedure
surgery

Sometimes surgeons find cancer when they are performing a routine gall bladder operation.

experiment or test

check
experiment
test

The rovers will land at separate sites and perform detailed geological experiments on the surface of Mars.

ceremony

ceremony
ritual

Councillor Denny performed the opening ceremony by unveiling a suitably inscribed plaque.

calculation or examination

analysis
calculation
examination
measurement
search

Perform a post-code search to find your nearest branch.

well

admirably
brilliantly
effectively
efficiently
excellently
flawlessly
strongly
superbly
well

The software is reliable and always performs well.

well enough

adequately
consistently
satisfactorily

Our other regional offices continue to perform satisfactorily.

not well

badly
poorly

My digital camera performs badly in very bright sunshine, rendering shadows pitch black.