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performest

verb, old form used with thou

«performest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«performest» means «you perform», a form of «perform»: To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou performest» = «you perform».

Examples

"Who art thou?" he asked, "whose outward appearance is that of an animal, while thou willingly performest acts of mercy?" (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →

Note

Today: you perform.

On Mova

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