desempeñar — meaning in English

English meaning

• perform verb To carry out an action or task.
• serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

desempeñar is used for these senses in English:

• perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
• serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]

perform — full definition

1. verb To carry out an action or task.
2. verb To present something, such as music, drama, or dance, in front of an audience.
3. verb To function or work, especially to a particular standard.

serve — full definition

1. verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
2. verb To be useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
3. verb To officially deliver a legal document to someone.
4. verb To hit the ball first to start play in tennis, volleyball, and similar sports.
5. noun The act of putting the ball in play at the start of a point in tennis or similar sports.

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