executed
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 →
2) Killed as an official punishment by law. tree →
3) (computing) A program is executed when the computer runs it. tree →
4) (law, formal) A will or contract is executed when it is signed and made official. tree →
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 →
- The plan was executed without a mistake. tree →
- In history, some kings were executed. tree →
- The computer executed the program in a second. tree →
- The team executed the pass beautifully. tree →
- The soldiers executed their orders quickly. tree →
- The fish executed his commission, and they brought the treasure back to their master. tree →
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.
- The King: «Give your evidence, or I'll have you executed, whether you're nervous or not.»
- And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
- Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility.
- The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «executed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.