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# executing

«executing» in Mova's school dictionary: **Doing or carrying out a plan, order, task or movement** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

-ing form of the verb execute (execute, executes, executed, executing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Doing or carrying out a plan, order, task or movement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#m1)

2) (computing) Running a program or instruction on a computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#m2)

3) Killing someone as an official punishment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and dance, «executing a move» means doing it well. In computing lessons, a computer is «executing code» when it runs the steps. In history, «executing» a prisoner or king means putting them to death by law. In formal writing, «executing a plan» = carrying it out.

### examples

- The gymnast is executing a perfect cartwheel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x1)
- The computer is executing the program step by step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x2)
- The team is executing its plan well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x3)
- The robot stops after executing each instruction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x4)
- In history we read about kings executing their enemies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x5)
- He is executing the dance moves in time with the music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x6)
- Before executing this wicked design, however, he decided to put Zeus to the test, and having killed a boy for the purpose, placed before him a dish containing human flesh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/executing/#x7)

### note

From execute; drop the e: executing. Context decides the meaning — in computing and sport it is neutral; in history it means killing. Noun: execution. Don't confuse with «executive» (a manager).

### Trees and pragmatics

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