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{
"term": "execute",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "execute",
"heSheIt": "executes"
},
"pastSimple": "executed",
"pastParticiple": "executed",
"ingForm": "executing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to kill somebody, especially as a legal punishment",
"sensetop": "be executed (for something)be executed by something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was executed for treason.",
"contextForm": "be executed (for something)"
},
{
"text": "The prisoners were executed by firing squad.",
"contextForm": "be executed by something"
},
{
"text": "innocent people who are wrongly executed"
},
{
"text": "He was ultimately executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001."
}
],
"topics": ["War and conflict", "Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["summarily", "illegally", "publicly"],
"preposition": ["as", "for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to do a piece of work, perform a duty, put a plan into action, etc.",
"sensetop": "execute something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption."
},
{
"text": "The crime was very cleverly executed."
},
{
"text": "Check that the computer has executed your commands."
},
{
"text": "I swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States."
},
{
"text": "a carefully executed and well-presented study"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["beautifully", "boldly", "brilliantly"],
"phrases": ["duly executed"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to successfully perform an action or movement that requires skill",
"sensetop": "execute something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pilot executed a perfect landing."
},
{
"text": "The movement was beautifully executed."
},
{
"text": "The second goal was superbly executed."
},
{
"text": "The album contains beautifully executed songs such as ‘Can't Explain’."
},
{
"text": "The show was cleverly conceived and splendidly executed."
},
{
"text": "a series of perfectly executed pirouettes"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["beautifully", "boldly", "brilliantly"],
"phrases": ["duly executed"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to make or produce a work of art",
"sensetop": "execute something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Picasso also executed several landscapes at Horta de San Juan."
}
],
"topics": ["Art"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to follow the instructions in a legal document; to make a document legally acceptable",
"sensetop": "execute something",
"labels": "(law)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His will was executed by his lawyers in 2008."
},
{
"text": "The agreement had been duly executed."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːt/",
"audio": "ex/execute/execute__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːts/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːt/",
"audio": "ex/execute/execute__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːts/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪkjuːtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/execute/executing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French executer, from medieval Latin executare, from Latin exsequi ‘follow up, punish’, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’."
}