execute

See also: exécuté and exécute

EnglishEdit

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed)

(transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
(transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
Your orders have been executed, sir!

I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
- (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
  Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?
(transitive) To perform.
to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly

to execute a turn in ballet
(transitive, law) To 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) To start, launch or run
to execute a program
(intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.
The program executed, but data problems were discovered.

to kill as punishment

Arabic: أَعْدَمَ‎ (ʾaʿdama)
Azerbaijani: edam etmək
Bulgarian: екзекутирам (ekzekutiram)
Catalan: executar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 處決 (zh), 处决 (zh) (chǔjué), 處死 (zh), 处死 (zh) (chǔsǐ)
Czech: popravit (cs)
Dutch: executeren (nl)
Esperanto: ekzekuti
Estonian: hukama
Finnish: teloittaa (fi)
French: exécuter (fr), mettre à mort (fr)
Georgian: სიკვდილით დასჯა (siḳvdilit dasǯa)
German: hinrichten (de)
Greek: εκτελώ (el) (ekteló), θανατώνω (el) (thanatóno)
Ancient: θανατόω (thanatóō)
Hungarian: kivégez (hu)
Italian: giustiziare (it)

To start a defined process and run it to completion

To start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not

To start, launch or run software

To sign or otherwise cause a document (especially a contract) to become legally valid

execūte

execute

First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of executar
Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of executar
Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of executar
Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of executar

execute

First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of executar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of executar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of executar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of executar.