performance

Everyday

1. A performance is a show of acting, music or dance in front of an audience. tree →
2. Performance is how well someone or something does a job or task. tree →
3. A performance is the act of doing something. tree →

In the lessons

In school, there are performances of plays, concerts and dance shows. In sport and schoolwork, teachers talk about your performance in a test or a match. In everyday life, a car's or computer's performance is how fast and well it works. Phrases: "give a performance", "school performance", "good performance".

Examples

• Our school performance was a big success. tree →
• Tickets for the evening performance are sold out. tree →
• Her performance in the test was excellent. tree →
• The team's performance improved after training. tree →
• The new computer has better performance. tree →
• He gave a brilliant performance as the wolf. tree →
• Before starting your performance, salute your audience!” tree →

Note

Countable for shows ("three performances"), uncountable for how well something works. Ends in -ance, not -ence.