Meaning of performance | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action
2. interpretation
3. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
   countable, uncountable
4. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character
5. interpreting (i.e. oral translating)
6. a person who performs, especially theatrically or musically. opvoerder مُؤَدٍّ، فَنّان في الموسيقى أو التَّمْثيل изпълнител artista účinkující der/die Schauspieler(in) skuespiller; musiker ερμηνευτής ρόλου, μουσικού κομματιού κτλ. σε παράσταση artista, intérprete esineja اجرا کننده؛ نوازنده esittäjä interprèteשחקן पालक, निष्पादक, कर्त्ता, अभिनेता vršilac, umjetnik koji nastupa (előadó)művész pemain flytjandi esecutore, esecutrice; attore, attrice; artista 演奏者 실행자, 연예인 atlikėjas aktieris; izpi...
   especially
7. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
   countable, uncountable
8. A live show or concert
9. performance, rendition, acting, portrayal (film, theatre)
10. The act of performing or the state of being performed.
11. A live show or concert.
    countable, uncountable
12. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc
13. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
    countable, uncountable
14. acting (profession)
15. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
16. The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance
17. The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
    countable, uncountable
18. reading, construction (i.e. interpretation of a text or action)
19. The way in which someone or something functions: The pilot rated the airplane's performance in high winds.
20. A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience.
21. Something performed; an accomplishment.
22. Linguistics One's actual use of language in actual situations.
    Linguistics
23. the act, process, or art of performing
24. an artistic or dramatic production: last night's performance was terrible.
25. manner or quality of functioning: a machine's performance.

Equivalents

Examples

“the performance of an undertaking or a duty”

“Though the result wasn't what we were hoping for, I have to commend the performance of the team, never giving up until the end.”

“Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.”

“The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.”

“The band played a mix of old and new songs during their 90-minute performance.”

“We saw the whole ballet performance from the front row.”

“Better performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using fewer resources.”

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