how to pronounce perform

/pəˈfɔːm/

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perform is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of perform in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… still dance not to perform I danced for …”

meaning of perform

Perform means to carry out an action or show an ability.

perform frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word perform occurs in english on average 31.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics perform can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that perform can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;