(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ a task or action, especially a complicated one, you do it.
His council had had to ~ miracles on a tiny budget...
Several grafts may be ~ed at one operation.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If something ~s a particular function, it has that function.
A complex engine has many separate components, each ~ing a different function.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ a play, a piece of music, or a dance, you do it in front of an audience.
Gardiner has pursued relentlessly high standards in ~ing classical music...
This play was first ~ed in 411 BC...
He began ~ing in the early fifties, singing and playing guitar.
VERB: V n, V n, V
4.
If someone or something ~s well, they work well or achieve a good result. If they ~ badly, they work badly or achieve a poor result.
He had not ~ed well in his exams...
‘State-owned industries will always ~ poorly,’ John Moore informed readers...
VERB: V adv, V adv