- performance
- noun1 sth performedADJECTIVE▪ live▪ public▪ evening, matinee▪ amateur, professional▪ cameo (esp. BrE)▪ solo▪ debut▪ repeat▪
The party is dreading a repeat performance of its defeat in the last election.
▪ ballet, concert, dance, dramatic, musical, opera, theatrical, vocal▪The singer is renowned for his live concert performances.
▪ benefit, charity (esp. BrE)▪ schoolVERB + PERFORMANCE▪ give, put on, stage▪The company is putting on a performance of the popular musical ‘Cats’.
▪ attend, go to▪ see, watchPERFORMANCE + VERB▪ feature sb/sthPERFORMANCE + NOUN▪ art, poetry▪ artist, poet▪ troupe (esp. AmE)▪ piece▪ venue▪ anxiety (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in performance▪The course aims to develop the children's appreciation of music in performance.
2 way in which sth is doneADJECTIVE▪ brilliant, convincing, dazzling, electrifying (esp. BrE), excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fine, good, great, impressive, inspired, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, sparkling (esp. BrE), standout, stellar, sterling (esp. BrE, formal), stunning, superb, terrific, virtuoso, wonderful▪The recording gives the most convincing performance of Stravinsky's ‘Rite’ to date.
▪Finney gives a virtuoso performance as a psychopath.
▪ powerful, strong▪the country's strong economic performance over the last two years
▪ solid▪ creditable (esp. BrE)▪ flawless, polished▪ gutsy, spirited▪ energetic▪ bad, disappointing, dismal, lacklustre/lackluster, poor, weak▪ mediocre▪ satisfactory▪ improved▪ consistent▪ central (esp. BrE)▪Mel Gibson's central performance in the movie as Hamlet
▪ memorable▪ all-around (AmE), all-round (BrE), overall▪He got top marks for overall academic performance.
▪ business, economic, financial, sales▪ academic, school▪ environmental▪ athletic▪ team (esp. BrE)VERB + PERFORMANCE▪ deliver, give, produce, put in (esp. BrE)▪The band gave a great performance at the festival.
▪The team put in an excellent performance.
▪ affect, influence▪ hinder, impair▪ boost, improve▪ analyse/analyze, assess, evaluate, measure▪ monitor, trackPERFORMANCE + NOUN▪ benchmark, indicator, level, parameter, standard▪The agency has developed a set of core performance indicators to compare schools.
▪ appraisal, assessment, evaluation, measure, measurement, review▪ goal, target▪ bonus, incentive▪ rating, score▪ enhancement, improvement▪ enhancer▪ stylePREPOSITION▪ performance as▪her fine performance as Ophelia
▪ performance from▪The movie has a great performance from Jack Lemmon.
▪ performance on▪his flawless performance on the piano
PHRASES▪ a level of performance, a measure of performance, a standard of performance▪to maintain a high level of performance
▪ the quality of a performance▪The quality of his performance was unmatched.
▪ on past performance▪Sales forecasts were based on past performance.
▪ the proper performance of your duties (BrE)3 of a machineADJECTIVE▪ high▪ maximum, optimal, peak▪ low, poor▪ engineVERB + PERFORMANCE▪ affect, influence▪ assess, measure▪ boost, enhance, improve, increase▪ maximize, optimize▪ hinder, impairPERFORMANCE + NOUN▪ boost◆◆◆NOTE: Performing arts▪ write …▪He's written a new Broadway musical.
▪ do … , perform … , present … , produce … , put on … , stage …▪The drama club is doing a show.
▪We are proud to present the play ‘Rocket to the Moon’.
▪ direct …▪She is directing ‘La Traviata’ at La Scala next year.
▪ act in … , appear in … , perform in … , sing in … , star in …▪He starred in the musical ‘Mamma Mia’.
▪ rehearse … , rehearse for …▪We had no time to rehearse for the play.
▪ go to the …▪How often do you go to the theatre/theater?
▪ see …▪Have you seen that new production of ‘Macbeth’?
▪ … opens▪‘The Nutcracker’ opens in December.
▪ … plays, … runs▪The show has been playing to packed houses.
▪The show ran for years on Broadway.
▪ … closes▪The musical closes this week after a record number of performances.
▪ a play/show folds▪The play folded after poor reviews.
▪ at the …▪We met at the opera.
▪ in a/the …▪the characters in the play
▪ … by▪a comedy by Molière
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
