execute
verb (used with object)
to carry out; accomplish.
have executed
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present perfectof execute.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We could have executed our store mix better, and by that I mean we could have been sharper on having the right goods in the right stores at the right time,” Herrman told analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“But child-free people still need to decide who makes decisions for them while they’re alive and after they’re gone. Yet only about 20% of child-free adults have executed core estate documents.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
"To date, air force pilots have executed 2,500 strikes with over 6,000 munitions... within 24 hours, our pilots opened the path to Tehran," he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
They are judged on the amplitude - the height they reach - as well as the difficulty of the tricks and how well they have executed them.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Arithmetic suggests that if England had been the size of the Triple Alliance, it would have executed, on average, about 7,500 people per year, roughly twice the number Cortes estimated for the empire.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
