EXECUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of execute – Learner’s Dictionary

execute
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈeksɪkjuːt/
us

execute verb [T] (KILL)

to kill someone as a legal punishment:
He was executed for murder.

execute verb [T] (DO)

to do something, such as follow a plan or order:
to execute a deal/plan

(Definition of execute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of execute

in Chinese (Traditional)
殺死, (依法)處決,處死, 做…
in Chinese (Simplified)
杀死, (依法)处决,处死, 做…
in Spanish
ejecutar…
in Portuguese
executar…
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फाशी देणे - कायद्यानुसार शिक्षा म्हणून एखाद्याला मृत्यू देणे, अमलात आणणे, साकारणे - विशेषतः नियोजित मार्गाने काहीतरी करणे…
(人)を死刑にする, 処刑(しょけい)する, 実行(じっこう)する…
idam etmek, (ölüm hükmünü) infaz etmek, yapmak…
exécuter…
executar…
executeren, uitvoeren…
சட்டப்பூர்வ தண்டனையாக ஒருவரைக் கொல்வது, எதையாவது செய்ய அல்லது நடத்த, குறிப்பாக திட்டமிடப்பட்ட வழியில்…
(आधिकारिक या कानूनी तौर पर) मृत्युदंड देना, एक नियोजित प्रकार से किसी काम को अंजाम देना…
મૃત્યુદંડની સજા, અમલ કરવો…
henrette, udføre, gennemføre…
avrätta, utföra, verkställa…
mengenakan hukuman mati, melaksanakan, menjalankan…
hinrichten, ausführen, durchführen…
henrette, utføre, sette i verk…
پھانسی دینا, عمل درآمد کرنا, تعمیل کرنا…
страчувати, виконувати…
казнить, исполнять, осуществлять…
ఒకరిని చట్టపరమైన శిక్షగా చంపడం, ఏదైనా చేయటానికి లేదా చేయటానికి, ముఖ్యంగా ప్రణాళికాబద్ధమైన రీతిలో…
يُعْدِم…
আইনগতভাবে শাস্তি অনুযায়ী কাউকে হত্যা করা, কার্যকর করা…
popravit, provést, vykonat…
menghukum mati, melaksanakan, menjalankan…
ประหารชีวิต, ปฏิบัติ, ดำเนินการ…
hành quyết, thực hiện, biểu diễn…
wykonać egzekucję na, stracić, wprowadzać (w życie)…
처형하다, 사형을 집행하다…
giustiziare, eseguire…
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