B2verbformalbusinesslaw
US/ˈek.sɪ.kjuːt/
UK/ˈek.sɪ.kjuːt/
to carry out a plan or task; also to kill someone as an official punishment
In context
The plan was good, but it was poorly executed.
The program executes the command as soon as you press Enter.
In many countries, criminals are no longer executed for any crime.
Words that go with execute
verb + noun
- execute a planThe team needs more time to execute the plan.
- execute a strategyFew companies execute a strategy well.
- execute an orderThe bank will execute the order tomorrow morning.
adverb + verb
- well executedIt was a simple but well executed design.
- publicly executedIn the past, criminals were publicly executed.