From Old French executer exécuter Latin exsecutus exsequor ex- ( “ out ” ) + sequor ( “ to follow ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ Hyphenation: ex‧e‧cute execute (third-person singular simple present executes present participle executing simple past and past participle executed
( transitive ) kill , especially as punishment for a capital crime .
Coordinate term: murder There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.
1591 William Shakespeare , “The First Part of Henry the Sixt ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed[ ward] Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC [ Act II, scene iv] , page 104 , column 1:Was not thy Father, Richard , Earle of Cambridge, / For Treaſon executed in our late Kings dayes?
( transitive ) carry out ; to put into effect .
Your orders have been executed , sir!
I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
1667 John Milton , “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. [ … ] [ … ] [Samuel Simmons ], and are to be sold by Peter Parker [ … ] [ a] nd by Robert Boulter [ … ] [ a] nd Matthias Walker, [ … ] →OCLC Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [ … ] , London: Basil Montagu Pickering [ … ] 1873 , →OCLC Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?
( transitive ) perform .
to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
to execute a turn in ballet
( transitive , law ) carry out , to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract ) by so doing.
to execute a contract
( transitive , computing ) launch , or run .
Synonyms: start launch run open to execute a program
( intransitive , computing ) run , usually successfully .
The program executed , but data problems were discovered.
to kill as punishment
Albanian: ekzekutoj (sq)
Arabic: أَعْدَمَ ( ʔaʕdama )
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Azerbaijani: edam etmək
Belarusian: кара́ць сме́рцю impf ( karácʹ smjércju ) , пакара́ць сме́рцю pf ( pakarácʹ smjércju )
Bulgarian: екзекути́рам impf or pf ( ekzekutíram )
Catalan: executar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 處決 ／ 处决 (zh) ( chǔjué ) , 處死 ／ 处死 (zh) ( chǔsǐ )
Czech: popravit (cs) pf
Danish: henrette
Dutch: executeren (nl)
Esperanto: ekzekuti
Estonian: hukkama
Finnish: teloittaa (fi)
French: exécuter (fr) , mettre à mort (fr)
Georgian: სიკვდილით დასჯა ( siḳvdilit dasǯa )
German: hinrichten (de)
Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 ( dauþjan )
Greek: εκτελώ (el) ( ekteló ) , θανατώνω (el) ( thanatóno )
Ancient: θανατόω ( thanatóō )
Hebrew: להוציא להרוג
Hungarian: kivégez (hu)
Irish: básaigh
Italian: giustiziare (it)
Japanese: 処刑する (ja) ( しょけいする, shokei suru ) , 消す (ja) ( けす, kesu ) ( slang )
Korean: 처형하다 (ko) ( cheohyeonghada )
Latin: carnificō ad necum mittō
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: погубува impf ( pogubuva ) , погуби pf ( pogubi )
Maori: whakamate
Norman: exétchuter
Norwegian:
Bokmål: henrette (no)
Nynorsk: avretta
Persian: اعدام کردن ( e'dâm kardan )
Polish: stracać impf stracić (pl) pf
Portuguese: executar (pt)
Quechua: hayratachiy
Romanian: executa (ro)
Russian: казни́ть (ru) impf or pf ( kaznítʹ )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: сма̀кнути pf погу̀бити pf
Roman: smàknuti (sh) pf pogùbiti (sh) pf
Slovak: popraviť pf
Slovene: usmrtiti pf
Spanish: ejecutar (es) , ajusticiar (es)
Swedish: avrätta (sv)
Thai: ประหาร (th) ( bprà-hǎan )
Turkish: idam etmek (tr)
Ukrainian: стра́чувати impf ( stráčuvaty ) , стра́тити pf ( strátyty )
Volapük: cödetadeidön (vo)
Welsh: dienyddio (cy)
Zazaki: idam kerden dard kerden
to start a defined process and run it to completion
Arabic: نَفَّذَ ( naffaḏa )
Belarusian: выко́нваць impf ( vykónvacʹ ) , вы́канаць pf ( výkanacʹ )
Bulgarian: изпълня́вам (bg) impf ( izpǎlnjávam ) , изпъ́лня (bg) pf ( izpǎ́lnja ) , извъ́ршвам (bg) impf ( izvǎ́ršvam ) , извъ́рша (bg) pf ( izvǎ́rša )
Catalan: executar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 執行 ／ 执行 (zh) ( zhíxíng ) , 運行 ／ 运行 (zh) ( yùnxíng )
Czech: konat (cs) impf vykonávat (cs) impf vykonat (cs) pf
Danish: afvikle udføre eksekvere
Dutch: bewerkstelligen (nl) , uitvoeren (nl)
Estonian: teostama täitma (et)
Finnish: toteuttaa (fi) , panna toimeen panna täytäntöön
French: exécuter (fr)
Georgian: შესრულება ( šesruleba ) , ასრულება ( asruleba ) , სისრულეში მოყვანა ( sisruleši moq̇vana )
German: ausführen (de) , durchführen (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ἐνεργέω ( energéō )
Hungarian: végrehajt (hu)
Ido: exekutar (io)
Irish: cuir i bhfeidhm
Japanese: 実行する (ja) ( じっこうする, jikkō suru ) , 行う (ja) ( おこなう, okonau )
Khmer: ប្រតិបត្តិ (km) ( prɑtebat )
Korean: 실행하다 (ko) ( silhaenghada ) , 행하다 (ko) ( haenghada )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: بردن بەڕێوە ( birdin berrêwe )
Latin: fungor (la)
Latvian: izpildīt
Lithuanian: įvykdyti
Maori: whakahaere
Persian: انجامیدن (fa)
Polish: wykonywać (pl) impf wykonać (pl) pf
Portuguese: executar (pt)
Romanian: executa (ro)
Russian: исполня́ть (ru) impf ( ispolnjátʹ ) , испо́лнить (ru) pf ( ispólnitʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: cuir an gnìomh
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: извр́шити pf про̀вести pf
Roman: izvŕšiti (sh) , pròvesti (sh)
Slovak: vykonávať impf vykonať pf
Slovene: izvršiti pf
Spanish: ejecutar (es)
Swedish: verkställa (sv) , expediera (sv) , utföra (sv)
Ukrainian: вико́нувати (uk) impf ( vykónuvaty ) , ви́конати pf ( výkonaty )
to start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not
Arabic: نَفَّذَ ( naffaḏa )
Catalan: executar (ca)
Czech: provádět (cs)
Danish: udføre eksekvere starte påbegynde (da)
Dutch: bewerkstelligen (nl) , uitvoeren (nl)
Finnish: aloittaa (fi) , käynnistää (fi)
Irish: cuir i bhfeidhm
Polish: uruchomić (pl) , rozpocząć (pl) , zacząć (pl)
Romanian: executa (ro)
Russian: выполня́ть (ru) impf ( vypolnjátʹ ) , вы́полнить (ru) pf ( výpolnitʹ ) , исполня́ть (ru) impf ( ispolnjátʹ ) , испо́лнить (ru) pf ( ispólnitʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: cuir an gnìomh
Ukrainian: вико́нувати (uk) impf ( vykónuvaty ) , ви́конати pf ( výkonaty )
to start, launch or run software
Arabic: نَفَّذَ ( naffaḏa )
Bulgarian: изпълня́вам (bg) impf ( izpǎlnjávam ) , изпъ́лня (bg) pf ( izpǎ́lnja )
Catalan: executar (ca) , arrancar (ca) , arrencar (ca)
Danish: afvikle udføre eksekvere
Dutch: uitvoeren (nl)
Esperanto: plenumi (eo)
Finnish: ajaa (fi) , suorittaa (fi) , käynnistää (fi)
French: exécuter (fr)
German: ausführen (de)
Hungarian: futtat (hu)
Italian: lanciare (it)
Norman: exétchuter
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kjøre (no) , eksekvere
Nynorsk: køyre eksekvere
Persian: اجرایدن (fa)
Polish: uruchomić (pl) , wystartować wykonać (pl)
Portuguese: executar (pt) , rodar (pt)
Romanian: executa (ro)
Russian: прогоня́ть (ru) impf ( progonjátʹ ) , прогна́ть (ru) pf ( prognátʹ ) , выполня́ть (ru) impf ( vypolnjátʹ ) , вы́полнить (ru) pf ( výpolnitʹ ) , запуска́ть (ru) impf ( zapuskátʹ ) , запусти́ть (ru) pf ( zapustítʹ )
Slovene: zagnati
Spanish: ejecutar (es) , arrancar (es)
Swedish: exekvera (sv) , köra (sv)
Ukrainian: запуска́ти impf ( zapuskáty ) , запусти́ти pf ( zapustýty )
to sign or otherwise cause a document (especially a contract) to become legally valid
