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Performed vs Doing - What's the difference?

performed | doing |

As verbs the difference between performed and doing

is that performed is past tense of perform while doing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun doing is

a deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

As an interjection doing is

the sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.

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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    doing

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (pedantic)

    Etymology 1

    See (do).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
  • This is his doing . (= "He did it.")

    Verb

    (head)
  • Etymology 2

    Onomatopœic.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
  • Synonyms
    * boing

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