performance meaning
performance :
act, show
noun
▪ The performance was amazing.
▪ The show was amazing.
▪ Her performance in the play was great.
▪ Her act in the play was great.
paraphrasing
▪ presentation – show
▪ execution – act
▪ display – show
▪ demonstration – act
Pronunciation
performance [pərˈfɔːrməns]
The stress is on 'form' and sounds like 'per-form-ans'.
Common phrases and grammar about performance
performance - Common meaning
noun
act, show
Part of Speech Changes for "performance"
▪ perform (verb) – to do or act
▪ performer (noun) – person who acts or shows
▪ performing (adjective) – doing or acting
▪ performed (adjective) – done or acted
Common Expressions with "performance"
▪ give a performance – to do a show
▪ improve performance – to make the act better
▪ performance review – check of how well one acts
▪ performance standards – rules for how to act
Important examples of performance in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, performance is often related to work or tasks.
Example of a confusing word: permission (authorization)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Performance is used as a noun to describe how well tasks are done in TOEIC grammar questions.
performance
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
performance appraisal
'evaluation of work', used in workplace settings.
performance anxiety
means 'nervousness about doing well'.
Differences between similar words and performance
performance
,
execution
differences
Performance is often used for arts and tasks, while execution is used for completing plans or actions.
performance
,
display
differences
Performance is used for tasks or shows, while display is used for showing objects or emotions.
Words with the same origin as performance
The origin of performance
performance comes from the Old French 'parfournir', meaning 'to complete or accomplish'.
Word structure
It has the prefix per (through), root form (shape), suffix ance (noun), and means 'the act of shaping through'.
Words with the same origin
The root of performance is form (shape). Words with the same root include reform (to shape again) and transform (to change shape).
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