to execute

Definition of to execute in English English dictionary: To begin putting into effect
I’ll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.; To kill as punishment for capital crimes
There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.; To carry out; to put into effect; as, to execute a will, to execute orders
Your orders have been executed, Sir!.; To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program; To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract; put to death; {v} to perform, do, effect, put to death; to complete; carry out; make effective; to enforce (a judgment) A contract under hand is executed by being signed; a deed by being signed, sealed and delivered; Run a program or carry out a command; sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty" kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed; carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed; The command to run a specified instruction or software program; put into effect or carry out; To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly; A legal term meaning "to complete" To execute a deed (see Deed) means to sign, seal and deliver it; carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"; If you execute a difficult action or movement, you successfully perform it. The landing was skilfully executed; To complete, to make, to perform, to do, to follow out; to execute a deed, to make a deed, including especially signing, sealing and delivery To execute a contract is to perform the contract, to follow out to the end, to complete; to carry out a command; to run a program; (1) (v ) To run a file as a program (2) (v ) To act on instructions; carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"; murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"; To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc; To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform; v t Trad (code) to perform the imperative actions represented by the code; To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stipulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process; To start a defined process and run it to completion; To sign a legal instrument A deed is to be executed when it is signed, sealed, witnessed and delivered; put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"; To do one's work; to act one's part or purpose; To start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not; To follow the instructions corresponding to a statement or program; To complete, to make, to do, to follow out To execute a deed is to make a deed, including specially signing, sealing and delivering To execute a contract is to perform the contract, to follow out to the end, to complete; carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"; To carry out a task or set of tasks To execute a program, for example, is to load it into memory and run it An executable file is a program file To execute code is to carry out the instructions described by the code; (1) To carry out all terms of a contract or court order; (2) to sign (a document); (3) to kill; To sign or otherwise cause a document (especially a contract) to become legally valid; When someone executes a work of art, they make or produce it, using an idea as a basis. Morris executed a suite of twelve drawings in 1978 A well-executed shot of a tall ship is a joy to behold. + execution ex·ecu·tion The ideas in the show's presentation were good, but failed in execution; sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"; To sign a legal instrument A deed is said to be executed when it is signed, sealed, witnessed and delivered; To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor; - To sign a legal instrument A deed is said to be executed when it is signed, sealed, witnessed and delivered; To execute someone means to kill them as a punishment for a serious crime. He was executed by lethal injection earlier today One group claimed to have executed the American hostage This boy's father had been executed for conspiring against the throne. + execution executions ex·ecu·tion Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th; To perform musically; If you execute a plan, you carry it out. We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter. + execution ex·ecu·tion US forces are fully prepared for the execution of any action once the order is given by the president; {f} perform, carry out, put into practice; put to death; sign in the presence of witnesses; carry out according to terms and conditions (Law); run a computer program, process a computer program (Computers); To start, launch or run software; To perform the specified instructions in a command or program statement; To set to work (a program); cf run; To put to death illegally; to kill; To validate a document To carry out the provisions of a will or trust; To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid Also, to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect; To complete, to make, to perform, to do, to follow out To execute deed is to make a deed, including especially the signing, sealing, and delivery; to execute a contract is to perform the contract, to follow it out to the end, to complete it; To complete, to make, to perform, to do, to follow out To execute a deed is to make a deed, including especially the signing, sealing, and delivery; to execute a contract is o perform the contract, to follow it out to the end, to complete it; Do the steps specified in a procedure or the actions in a rule; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"; To complete, to make, to perform, to do, to follow out; to sign a deed, to make a deed, including especially signing, sealing, and delivery; to execute a contract is to perform the contract, to follow out to the end, to complete; The act of starting up and running a certain program This involves loading the program from disk into main memory, reserving memory space for the program to work with, and sequentially executing the steps of the program as outlined by the programmer

to execute

Hyphenation

to ex·e·cute

Turkish pronunciation

tı eksıkyut

Pronunciation

/tə ˈeksəˌkyo͞ot/ /tə ˈɛksəˌkjuːt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.