performs
USpur-FORMZ/pɚˈfɔɹmz/UKpuh-FAWMZ/pəˈfɔːmz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of perform.
The orchestra performs the same symphony at every season opening.
This software performs thousands of calculations each second.
Note
The -s form goes with a singular subject in the present: she, the engine, the orchestra. It carries every use of the verb, with or without an object. A surgeon performs an operation, a car performs well on wet roads, a band performs tonight. In contract language it can also stand alone, as when a supplier performs, meaning it delivers on the terms it agreed to.
performs is a form of perform
perform, verb: To do or carry out a particular task, action, or piece of work. Full entry
- Forms
- performperforms he/she/itperforming -ing formperformed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- perform → performs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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