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Performed vs Did - What's the difference?

performed | did |

As verbs the difference between performed and did

is that performed is past tense of perform while did is simple past of do.

performed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (perform)
  • Anagrams

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    perform

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do something; to execute.
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  • To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Perform a part thou hast not done before.

    Derived terms

    * performance * performant * performative * performator * performer

    Anagrams

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    did

    Translingual

    Alternative forms

    * (roman numeral) DID, CMXCIX, cmxcix (DID)

    Number

    (mul-number)
  • (label) A Roman numeral representing nine hundred and ninety-nine ().
  • See also

    * Previous: diid (nine hundred and ninety-eight, ) * Next: dd (one thousand, ) ----