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# executed

«executed» in Mova's school dictionary: **carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past form of execute (execute, executes, executed, executing); adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Executed means carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or «executed a jump». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#m1)

2) Killed as an official punishment by law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#m2)

3) (computing) A program is executed when the computer runs it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#m3)

4) (law, formal) A will or contract is executed when it is signed and made official. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In sport and plans: «a well-executed move». In history lessons: kings and criminals who were executed. In computing: code is executed. It tells the reader something was done fully, or about a death as punishment.

### examples

- The gymnast executed a perfect flip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x1)
- The plan was executed without a mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x2)
- In history, some kings were executed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x3)
- The computer executed the program in a second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x4)
- The team executed the pass beautifully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x5)
- The soldiers executed their orders quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x6)
- The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/#x7)

### note

Two very different senses: «carried out» and «put to death by law» — the context tells which. Noun: execution; a person who executes people is an executioner. Not the same as «exempt» or «exited».

### In the corpora

- [The Queen's argument: if nothing is done at once, she'll have everybody executed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2/26/)
- [The King: «Give your evidence, or I'll have you executed, whether you're nervous or not.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2/18/)
- [And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.225/)
- [Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEP.20/)
- [The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.112/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «executed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.