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title: execute — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «execute» in the school dictionary: To kill someone as a punishment ordered by a court or ruler. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# execute

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**Who acts:** gymnast, team, their, you, computer, we · **What happens:** kill, order, carry out, perform, run, execute · **To what, where:** someone, punishment, plan, movement, program, perfect backflip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«execute» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [execute in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/execute.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To kill someone as a punishment ordered by a court or ruler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:m1:1
# text = To kill someone as a punishment ordered by a court or ruler.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	kill	kill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | as a punishment | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent someone=Duration as punishment=Attribute |
| 2 | **order** | participle |  | a punishment *not said here* |  |  |  | by a court or ruler | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To carry out a plan, an order or a task.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:m2:1
# text = To carry out a plan, an order or a task.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry out** | to-infinitive |  | a plan |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To perform a movement or skill well, such as a dance step or a dive.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:m3:1
# text = To perform a movement or skill well, such as a dance step or a dive.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	perform	perform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dive	dive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | to-infinitive |  | a movement or skill |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent movement=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To run a program or a command.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:m4:1
# text = To run a program or a command.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | to-infinitive |  | a program or a command |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme program=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gymnast executed a perfect backflip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x1:1
# text = The gymnast executed a perfect backflip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gymnast	gymnast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	backflip	backflip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past | the gymnast | a perfect backflip |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent backflip=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team executed their plan and won the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x2:1
# text = The team executed their plan and won the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past | the team | their plan |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient |
| 2 | **win** | past | the team *not said here* | the match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |
| 3 | **plan** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you press Enter, the computer executes the command.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x3:1
# text = When you press Enter, the computer executes the command.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	press	press	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	Enter	Enter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	executes	execute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present | you | Enter |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent enter=Result |
| 2 | **execute** | present | the computer | the command |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In history we learned that the king was executed long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x4:1
# text = In history we learned that the king was executed long ago.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
10	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | history |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **execute** | past · passive |  | the king |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers executed the general's orders at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x5:1
# text = The soldiers executed the general's orders at once.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	general	general	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past | the soldiers | the general's orders |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Patient |
| 2 | **order** |  | the general |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skater executed a tricky jump on the ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x6:1
# text = The skater executed a tricky jump on the ice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skater	skater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past | the skater | a tricky jump |  | the ice |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jump=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robot will execute each step in order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x7:1
# text = The robot will execute each step in order.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	execute	execute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | future | the robot | each step |  | order |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At sight of the gold, Scheih Ibrahim set off at once to execute the commission.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:execute:x8:1
# text = At sight of the gold, Scheih Ibrahim set off at once to execute the commission.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	Scheih	Scheih	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Ibrahim	Ibrahim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	execute	execute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	commission	commission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set off** | past | Scheih |  |  | sight of the gold |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **execute** | to-infinitive | Scheih *not said here* | the commission |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commission=Patient |
| 3 | **sight** |  |  | the gold |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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