executes
- 1Third-person singular simple present of execute.
The new software executes every command in a fraction of a second.
A skilled chef executes a complex recipe without hesitation.
Note
One spelling carries every sense of the verb, from the grim to the routine: a state that executes a prisoner, a pianist who executes a difficult passage, a signatory who executes a contract and so makes it binding. Most of these take an object, but one use stands alone: a program simply executes, meaning it runs, usually successfully. Only he, she, it or a singular noun takes this -s form.
Once the script compiles, it executes without a single error.
She executes the lease in front of two witnesses.
executes is a form of execute
execute, verb: To carry out an order, plan, or task and put it into effect. Full entry
- Spelling
- execute → executes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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