verb
execute
EHK-sih-kyoot
verb
1
To carry out or put into effect.
"The team executed the plan perfectly."
"She executed a flawless dive off the ten-meter platform."
2
To put someone to death as a legal punishment.
"The prisoner was executed at dawn."
3
To run a computer program or command.
"The app crashes whenever this function is executed."
How to Use Execute
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo carry something out — a plan, a punishment, or a piece of code.
Common pairings
execute a plan
execute a prisoner
execute a program
Word Forms
executed past tense, executes singular
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Etymology
From Old French executer, from Latin exsequi, "to follow through" — ex- plus sequi ("to follow").