executing

A noun referring to the act of carrying out a death sentence on a condemned person.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'acte de mettre à exécution une peine de mort prononcée contre un condamné, ou plus généralement l'action d'exécuter un ordre, une décision ou une tâche.

1. Carrying out a death sentence B2 formal

   The act of putting a condemned person to death as a legal punishment.

   • The execution of the prisoner was carried out at dawn.
   • Many countries have abolished the practice of executing criminals.
   • The court ordered the execution of the convicted murderer.

   🇫🇷exécution capitale

   Synonymes: capital punishmentexecutionputting to death

• executings plural form
• executings' possessive plural form
• executing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of carrying out, performing, or putting a plan, order, or course of action into effect.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'accomplir, de réaliser ou de mettre à exécution un plan, un ordre ou une série d'actions, ainsi que le fait d'exécuter un programme informatique ou une peine capitale.

1. Carry out or perform B2 formal

   To put a plan, order, or course of action into effect.

   • The team executed the project flawlessly.
   • She executed the dance routine with perfect precision.
   • The general executed the military strategy without hesitation.

   🇫🇷Exécuter (mettre à effet)

   Synonymes: accomplishachievecarry outcompleteconductenactfulfillimplementperformrealize

   Antonymes: abandoncancelignoreneglectomit

2. Put to death B2 formal

   To kill someone as a legal punishment for a crime.

   • The prisoner was executed at dawn.
   • The court ordered the criminal to be executed.
   • Many countries have abolished the practice of executing prisoners.

   🇫🇷Exécuter (mettre à mort)

   Synonymes: beheadelectrocuteguillotinehangkillput to deathshoot

3. Run a program B1 formal IT

   To start or run a computer program or command.

   • Click the button to execute the script.
   • The software executes the command automatically.
   • You need to execute the installation file first.

   🇫🇷Exécuter (un programme)

   Synonymes: invokelaunchrunstart

• executed past participle
• executed past simple
• executing present participle
• executes third person singular