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execute

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛksɪkjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛksɪˌkjut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ek′si kyo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'execute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

executes: v 3rd person singular

executing: v pres p

executed: v past

executed: v past p

Collocations for "execute"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "execute" in context.

execute

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

execute a [prisoner, murderer, traitor]
the [prisoner] was executed by [lethal injection]
executed by [lethal injection, firing squad, hanging]
executed in the electric chair
[ordered, sent, sentenced] to be executed
executed at [dawn, night, the prison]
execute a [plan, command, program, query]
execute (it) by [pressing, typing, selecting]
execute [the will, an operation, her plan]
executed [calmly, smoothly, well, swiftly, poorly, badly, awkwardly]
execute a [triple Lutz, double backflip, handstand]
executed with [style, elegance, aplomb]

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'execute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abuse - plan - point - Labour - captive - modification - script

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Collocations for "execute"

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