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- DictionaryPer·for·mance/pərˈfôrməns/
noun
- 1. an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment:
- 2. the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function: "the continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine"
an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance. the act of performing. the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A performance involves entertaining an audience by doing something such as singing, dancing, or acting. Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen. [ + of] ...her performance as the betrayed Medea. [ + as] The Festival Of Arts & Music will include two days of live performances.
[uncountable, countable] how well or badly you do something; how well or badly something works. the country's strong economic performance over the last two years. It was an impressive performance by the French team. He criticized the recent poor performance of the company. Her academic performance has been inconsistent.
[uncountable, singular] (formal) the act or process of performing a task, an action, etc. She has shown enthusiasm in the performance of her duties. He did not want a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat he had suffered.
an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance. the act of performing . the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.
B1. acting, singing, dancing, or playing music to entertain people: a performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Fewer examples. He gave a highly polished performance. Please refrain from talking during the performance. Her performance was savaged by the critics. The actors all bowed after the performance.
1. the act, process, or art of performing. 2. an artistic or dramatic production: last night's performance was terrible. 3. manner or quality of functioning: a machine's performance. 4. informal mode of conduct or behaviour, esp when distasteful or irregular: what did you mean by that performance at the restaurant?.
