"implement" meaning in English

See implement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪmpləmənt/ Audio: en-us-implement.ogg [US] Forms: implement [singular], implements [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An implement is a tool, usually a hand tool (e.g., a shovel).
    Sense id: simple-implement-en-noun-t5xkPsjs

Verb

IPA: /ˌɪmpləmˈent/ Forms: implement [canonical], implements [third-person, singular], implemented [past], implemented [past, participle], implementing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you implement a plan, you put it into action; you do it.
    Sense id: simple-implement-en-verb-lEKvEVQ9
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