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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexécuter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛɡ.ze.ky.te
"Il faut exécuter ce plan immédiatement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To carry out or put into effect a plan, order, or course of action.
"The company managed to execute the marketing strategy flawlessly." - 2
To run a computer program, instruction, or task.
"Press enter to execute the command in the terminal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin verb 'exsequi', meaning 'to follow to the end' or 'to perform', combining 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) and 'sequi' (to follow). Entering Middle English via Old French 'executer' in the 15th century, the term evolved from meaning to carry out a legal judgment or administrative command to its modern computing, professional, and punitive senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Execute" is said worldwide
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exécuter
Transliteration: ɛɡ.ze.ky.te
"Il faut exécuter ce plan immédiatement."
ausführen
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁən
"Das Programm kann den Befehl nicht ausführen."
eseguire
Transliteration: /ezeˈɡuire/
"L'ordine è stato eseguito con successo."
ejecutar
Transliteration: exa.kuˈtaɾ
"Debes ejecutar el programa como administrador."
executar
Transliteration: e.ze.kuˈtaɾ
"A tarefa foi executada perfeitamente."
निष्पादित करना
Transliteration: nishpaadit karna
"इस योजना को निष्पादित करना कठिन है।"
执行
Transliteration: zhíxíng
"我们必须严格执行这项政策。"
실행하다
Transliteration: silhaenghada
"명령을 성공적으로 실행했습니다."
実行する
Transliteration: jikkō suru
"計画をスムーズに実行に移す。"
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