"execute" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ Audio: en-us-execute.ogg [US] Forms: execute [canonical], executes [third-person, singular], executed [past], executed [past, participle], executing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|execut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you execute someone, you kill someone due to the crimes that the person has committed. Synonyms: lynch
    Sense id: simple-execute-en-verb-gcdx7anu
  2. When you execute an action, you carry it out.
    Sense id: simple-execute-en-verb-DEUDauhi
  3. When you execute a program, you start, launch or run it. Synonyms: start, launch, run, open
    Sense id: simple-execute-en-verb-Fmnu-wV3 Categories (other): Computing
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