executeex‧e‧cute /ˈeksəkjuːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Thousands have been executed for political crimes. 13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas.► see thesaurus at kill2do something formal to do something that has been carefully planned SYN implement: The job involves drawing up and executing a plan of nursing care.3perform an action formal to perform a difficult action or movementbeautifully/skilfully/poorly etc executed The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed.4computer technical if a computer executes a program or command (=instruction), it makes the program or command happen or work5legal document law to make sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed6produce something formal to produce a painting, book, film etc: a boldly executed story
WORD ORIGINexecute
Origin:
1300-1400 French exécuter, from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequi ‘to execute’, from sequi ‘to follow’VERB TABLE
execute
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | execute |
| he, she, it | executes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | executed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have executed |
| he, she, it | has executed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had executed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will execute |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have executed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am executing |
| he, she, it | is executing | |
| you, we, they | are executing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was executing |
| you, we, they | were executing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been executing |
| he, she, it | has been executing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been executing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be executing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been executing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Brock's attorney has yet to execute the will.
- Franklin is in charge of executing the company's reorganization plan.
- King Charles I was executed on 30th January 1649.
- The directors make the decisions, but it's the managers who have to execute them.
- The goal of landing people on Mars will not be an easy one to execute.
- The show's dance routines were well executed.
- The two young men spent 6 months in jail waiting to be executed.
- This is a backward and cruel society, in which people are executed for homosexuality and adultery.
- This program automatically executes the commands once a day.
- We will not be able to execute the programs without more funding.
- According to police sources, many of the dead were civilians who had been tortured before being executed.
- California has executed four San Quentin inmates since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978, the last two by lethal injection.
- Hundreds of officers were arrested, tortured and executed.
- In any event, surveying becomes a much more complicated business and much more difficult to execute satisfactorily.
- Making it happen means involving the hearts and minds of those who have to execute and deliver.
- No federal prisoner has been executed in 37 years.
- The school board, stymied, asked the federal court for an exemption from contempt proceedings for not executing the court order.
THESAURUS
to make someone die: · The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash.· He was killed by rival gang members.
to deliberately kill someone – used when talking about this as a crime: · He was convicted of murdering his wife.
to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime: · The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.
to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician: · He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories: · Two teenagers were slain in the shootings.· St. George slew the dragon.· The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.
formal (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime: · McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.
to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble: · a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals
informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you: · US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions.· One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.
humorous informal to kill someone: · He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.
informal to kill someone: · The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.
Longman Language Activatorto do something that has already been planned or ordered to do something that has been planned or that someone has asked you to do: carry out tests/research/a search etc: · Police are carrying out a thorough search of the area.· Technicians carried out extensive tests on the equipment.carry out somebody's orders/instructions/wishes: · If my instructions had been carried out, the accident would not have happened.carry out a threat/promise: · The terrorists carried out their threat and shot two of the hostages.
formal to do something that you have carefully planned or that you have agreed to do - used especially in official, legal, or business contexts: · We will not be able to execute the programs without more funding.· The directors make the decisions, but it's the managers who have to execute them.· The goal of landing people on Mars will not be an easy one to execute.
formal to do something after an official decision has been made that it should be done: implement a plan/a proposal/recommendations/policy etc: · We need a strategy that can be implemented quickly.· Very few parties in government ever want to implement major political reform.· An international team has been set up to implement recent UN recommendations.
if you put an idea or something you have learned into practice, you use it in your work or in your life, and you find out if it is effective: · The office has been slow to put the new proposals into practice.· A lot of these modern theories about teaching sound really good until you actually try and put them into practice.
informal to successfully do what other people have asked you to do or expect you to do - used especially in business: · What the country needs is an economic and political system capable of delivering the goods.· When the company's director failed to come up with the goods, he was out.
when someone is killed as a punishment to kill someone as a punishment for a serious crime: · King Charles I was executed on 30th January 1649.· The two young men spent 6 months in jail waiting to be executed.execute somebody for something (=because of a particular crime): · This is a backward and cruel society, in which people are executed for homosexuality and adultery.
written to officially arrange for someone that you have power over to be killed - used especially in historical descriptions: · The chief priests wanted to arrest Jesus and put him to death.· No woman had been put to death in the state since the American Revolution.have somebody put to death: · The queen would have people put to death for her own amusement.
the system of killing criminals as a legal punishment: · I don't believe bringing back capital punishment would reduce crime.· Most people that we questioned were against capital punishment.
the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime: · The death penalty does not exist in Britain.· Do you think they should bring back the death penalty?carry the death penalty (=to be a crime for which the punishment is death): · Murder is one of the few offences that carries the death penalty.
the punishment of death that a judge decides to give to someone who is guilty of a serious crime: receive/be given a death sentence: · He is the youngest person ever to be given a death sentence in San Diego County.
British /capital offense American, also capital crime an offence or crime that will be punished by death: · Drug-smuggling is a capital offence in many countries.
if a criminal is on death row , they are in prison before being killed as punishment for a crime, especially in the US: · Larson has been on death row since 1995 for murdering a taxi driver.
a condemned man, prisoner etc is in prison before he or she is killed as punishment for a crime: · The state allows no communication with a condemned man.· Here are the kitchens where the condemned prisoner's last meal was prepared.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY 13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas. The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1kill somebody to kill someone, especially legally as a punishmentexecute somebody for something 13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas. The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed.· Balto G A beautifully executed, edge-of-your-seat exciting animated adventure.
· There were hardly any well known names; the recently purchased Simon Vouet is very poorly executed.· Their spree of corporate takeovers is, for the most part, wildly ill-advised and poorly executed.· There is an occasional poorly executed sketch of a tiny organism or of a bone and muscle structure.
· In fact he was summarily executed.
NOUN· Thereafter the defendants executed a charge on their property in favour of the second defendants.· The husband procured his wife to execute the charge by pressure that, the trial judge held, constituted undue influence.· On 4 December 1989 both the appellants executed a further charge on the property in favour of the mortgagees.
· This will execute a command in every subdirectory of a hard disk.· Only tap Enter to start a new paragraph, after a heading, or to execute a command.
· It's surprising how many mistakes an otherwise intelligent person can make when left to execute a document unaided.· When Woolman displayed a gift for the field of law, his employer put him to work executing legal documents.· This makes it possible for the proxy to execute efficient caching of documents that are requested by a number of clients.
· The control unit executed first the left-hand instruction, then the right-instruction, of each word in the program.· It has been designed to execute most single-word instructions in a single clock cycle through a four-stage instruction pipeline.
· However, in March 1676, the King commanded them to execute these laws with renewed vigour.
· I do not approve of what they did, but it was a brilliantly executed attack by brave men.· Since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty nearly 30 years ago, Maryland has executed three men.· Thought they could stand up in full view in a club crammed with people, execute the man.· The South stated it would execute any black man caught fighting for the North.· Last week Virginia executed two young men, both in their 20s, for murders that they committed when they were 17.
· The school board, stymied, asked the federal court for an exemption from contempt proceedings for not executing the court order.· Hal had executed the order, but he had not acknowledged it, as he invariably did.
· On orders from the top, they systematically executed thousands of people.· Last year, Texas executed 40 people, the most by a U.S. state since 1930.
· It will execute these plans by planning a coordinated series of contracts with selected providers and will then monitor them.· They want me to facilitate their efforts; to help them execute their marketing plans and personal growth objectives.
· In fact we executed such prisoners, but Teitgen only realised that later.· Or the newly dead, such as executed prisoners.· Mississippi has not executed a prisoner since 1989.
· If the computer does not receive this message, it does not execute the program.· They were expected to plan strategy and execute programs for their work units.· One also learns how machines can be built that will execute these programs and actually exhibit the capacity written into them.· The new copy of the virus is executed when a user executes the host program.
· The death sentence on Eduardo Díaz Betancourt was upheld on appeal, and he was executed by firing squad on Jan. 20.· In 1923 three prisoners were executed by firing squad.
· I executed a hard right turn, but could not see any other aircraft in my vicinity.· Their wings do not normally come into contact, but even so there are problems when the dragonfly executes sharp turns.
· On 2 March 1988 two bailiffs attended to execute the warrant.
· One of his specialities is minimal invasive surgery; executing the maximum work through the smallest incision.· It comes as news to many visitors that these artists do not themselves execute their works.· They were expected to plan strategy and execute programs for their work units.
VERB· Now go and try to execute them as precisely as drawn!· In one apocryphal story that circulated on trading floors years ago, Black once tried to execute several trades using his model.· He was tried and executed, protesting that he had nothing to do with the affair.· The Communists dutifully echoed his admission, disclosing that even loyal Vietminh veterans had been unjustly tried and executed.
Thousands have been executed for political crimes. 13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas.► see thesaurus at kill2do something formal to do something that has been carefully planned SYN implement: The job involves drawing up and executing a plan of nursing care.3perform an action formal to perform a difficult action or movementbeautifully/skilfully/poorly etc executed The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed.4computer technical if a computer executes a program or command (=instruction), it makes the program or command happen or work5legal document law to make sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed6produce something formal to produce a painting, book, film etc: a boldly executed story