{
    "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’."
}