different between johtaa vs perform

Finnish

(index jo)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *johtadak (compare Estonian juhtima (“to steer, to lead”), Livonian j?'odõ, Livvi juohattua). Sense "to derive" is a semantic loan from Swedish avleda, itself from German ableiten, itself from Latin d?d?c?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?joht???/, [?jo?xt???(?)]
• Rhymes: -oht??
• Syllabification: joh?taa

Verb

johtaa

1. (transitive) to lead, take, show someone the way to

2. (transitive) to guide, conduct, usher

3. (intransitive) to lead to, reach to

4. (intransitive) to lead to, result/end in

5. (transitive) to lead, make, get, induce

6. (transitive) to lead, direct; to supervise, superintend, manage

7. (transitive, war) to lead, command, be in command of, conduct

8. (transitive, sports) to lead, be in the lead

9. (transitive, business) to manage, run, be in charge of

10. (transitive, physics) to conduct (carry electricity, heat, etc.)

11. (transitive) to derive (from = elative)

12. (transitive) to trace back (to = illative or elative)

13. (transitive) to deduce, conclude

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to lead, show the way) viedä
• (to guide, usher) saattaa, opastaa
• (to make, get, induce) saada (+ active 3rd infinitive in illative, -maan/-mään)
• (to lead, direct, supervise) ohjata

Derived terms

See also

• joutaa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?joht??/, [?jo?xt???]
• Rhymes: -oht??
• Syllabification: joh?taa

Verb

johtaa

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of johtaa.

Anagrams

• hajoat, hajota, ohjaat, ohjata, tahoja

Ingrian

Verb

johtaa

1. lead

English

Etymology

From Middle English performen, parfournen (“to perform”), from Anglo-Norman performer, parfourmer, alteration of Old French parfornir, parfurnir (“to complete, accomplish, perform”), from par- + fornir, furnir (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Frankish *frumjan (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjan?, *framjan? (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“in front, forth”), *per- (“forward, out”). Cognate with Old High German frummen (“to do, execute, accomplish, provide”), Old Saxon frummian (“to perform, promote”), Old English fremman (“to perform, execute, carry out, accomplish”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (frumjan, “to promote, accomplish”). See also frame, from.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
• Rhymes: -??(?)m
• Hyphenation: per?form

Verb

perform (third-person singular simple present performs, present participle performing, simple past and past participle performed)

1. (transitive) To do (something); to execute.
2. (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.

3. (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.
   1. (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).

   2. (intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.

4. (transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
5. (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
6. (social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.
   1. (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).

   2. (intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• perform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• perform in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• perform at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• preform