performance

Betekenis

1. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
2. 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.
3. A live show or concert.
4. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
5. 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.

Met koppelteken als

per‧for‧mance

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pəɹ.ˈfɔɹ.məns/

Etymologie

From Middle English parfourmaunce; equivalent to perform + -ance.

Zinnen

It’s an incredible live performance on his part .

Het is een ongelooflijke live optreden van zijn kant.

The school has an annual drama performance .

De school heeft een jaarlijkse drama -prestatie.