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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“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
“A lot of the data-acquisition strategies seem to be moving towards more specialist sources,” he said, pointing to those who are “extremely knowledgeable and have executed complex tasks in finance, healthcare, law, the sciences.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
John Beggs KC, who is representing Nottinghamshire Police in the inquiry, said the force should have executed the warrant in a "timely manner", adding: "They failed to do so at all."
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 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
