performance
/pəˈfɔːməns/noun
उच्चारण पफ़ॉर्मन्स
प्रदर्शन, प्रस्तुति
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[C]
the act of performing a play, concert or other entertainment
प्रदर्शन, प्रस्तुति
- the evening performance of the play
- The dance performance began at seven in the evening in the town hall.
- The school held a dance performance on the annual day.
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- Radhika gave a fine performance as the queen in the play.
- The evening performance starts at eight.
Synonyms show presentation production staging recital
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[U, C]
how well or badly you do something; how well or badly something works
कार्य-निष्पादन, प्रदर्शन
- Her performance in the mock tests has improved.
- the performance of the economy
- The team's performance in the final was excellent.
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- His performance at work has improved this year.
- A car's performance depends on how well it is serviced.
Synonyms achievement accomplishment result effectiveness functioning
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[U] the ~ of sth formal
the act or process of doing a task or an action
(कर्तव्य का) निर्वहन, पालन
- the performance of his duties
- The performance of the ceremony was left to the oldest priest in the temple.
- The performance of this task needs great care.
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- The performance of the duty was left to the youngest officer.
- Radhika watched the performance of the ritual with respect.
Synonyms execution discharge fulfilment carrying out
Opposite neglect non-performance
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performance in / on / at
In an exam or field; at an event.
परीक्षा या क्षेत्र में 'in'; आयोजन में 'at'।
- Her performance in the exam was excellent.
performance of + noun
The act of doing something.
किसी कार्य को करने की क्रिया।
- The performance of duties must be honest.
perform (v) - performer (n) - performance (n)
Choose the right word class.
वाक्य की ज़रूरत के अनुसार सही शब्द-भेद, यानी verb या noun, चुनना चाहिए।
- She performed well.
performance (n) - perform (v) - performer (n) - performing (adj)
Performing arts means dance, music and drama.
'Performing arts' का अर्थ नृत्य, संगीत और नाटक जैसी कलाएँ हैं।
- She studies performing arts at the university.
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adjective + performance
strongpooroutstandinglivestage
- The team gave an outstanding performance.
verb + performance
improvejudgegiveassessboost
- Regular practice improves performance.
performance + noun
reviewappraisalleveltesttarget
- His performance review was good.
performance + of
of dutyof a taskof a machineof the economyof the team
- The performance of the economy improved this year.
performance + judgement
ratingrecordgoalfiguresreview
- The batsman's performance record is outstanding.
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- The dance performance began at seven.
नृत्य प्रस्तुति सात बजे शुरू हुई।
- The bank reported a poor performance this quarter.
बैंक ने इस तिमाही में खराब प्रदर्शन बताया।
- Radhika's performance in the interview impressed the board.
राधिका के साक्षात्कार के प्रदर्शन ने बोर्ड को प्रभावित किया।
- Sleep affects the performance of students.
नींद विद्यार्थियों के प्रदर्शन को प्रभावित करती है।
- The performance of the new bus is better than the old one.
नई बस का प्रदर्शन पुरानी बस से बेहतर है।
- The audience clapped after her dance performance.
उसकी नृत्य प्रस्तुति के बाद दर्शकों ने तालियाँ बजाईं।
- The school choir gave a moving performance on Republic Day.
विद्यालय की गायक-मंडली ने गणतंत्र दिवस पर भावपूर्ण प्रस्तुति दी।
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✗ His performances in the exam was good.
✓ His performance in the exam was good.
Use the singular here.
यहाँ एकवचन का प्रयोग करें।
✗ She did a good performance.
✓ She gave a good performance.
We give a performance.
'Performance' के साथ 'give' आता है।
✗ Her performance was very much good.
✓ Her performance was very good.
Do not use very much before an adjective.
Adjective से पहले 'very much' नहीं लगता।
✗ He made a good performance in the exam.
✓ He performed well in the exam.
Perform well is the natural verb phrase.
स्वाभाविक वाक्यांश 'perform well' है, 'make a performance' नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
show presentation production staging recital achievement accomplishment result effectiveness functioning execution discharge fulfilment carrying out
Antonyms
neglect non-performance
AaSpelling
per·for·mance
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Performance appraisal, poor performance, a stellar performance, in the performance of duty.
Collocations: performance appraisal (कर्मचारी के काम का मूल्यांकन), poor performance (खराब प्रदर्शन), a stellar performance (शानदार प्रदर्शन), in the performance of duty (अपनी ड्यूटी निभाते समय)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Performance Grading Index for schools; non-performing assets (NPAs) in banking are loans that are not being repaid.
स्कूलों के लिए Performance Grading Index; बैंकिंग में non-performing assets (NPAs) वे ऋण हैं जिनका भुगतान नहीं हो रहा।