Collocations for "performing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "performing" in context.
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perform
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- perform a [show, play, song, ceremony]
- perform on stage
- performed at the [club, restaurant]
- perform for your [friends, family, coworkers]
- perform [publicly, in private]
- performed every [day, weekend]
- perform [this action, an operation, a task]
- perform your [duties, tasks, functions]
- perform all of the [necessary, required] [duties]
- perform an [experiment, autopsy, investigation]
- perform [better, worse] (when)
- perform as [expected, described]
- performed [beautifully, awfully, badly]
- our [investments, shares] are not performing well
- the [employee, student, player] is not performing
- the [company, business] is (just) not performing
'performing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):