executing

Everyday

1. Doing or carrying out a plan, order, task or movement. tree →
2. (computing) Running a program or instruction on a computer. tree →
3. Killing someone as an official punishment. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and dance, «executing a move» means doing it well. In computing lessons, a computer is «executing code» when it runs the steps. In history, «executing» a prisoner or king means putting them to death by law. In formal writing, «executing a plan» = carrying it out.

Examples

• The gymnast is executing a perfect cartwheel. tree →
• The computer is executing the program step by step. tree →
• The team is executing its plan well. tree →
• The robot stops after executing each instruction. tree →
• In history we read about kings executing their enemies. tree →
• He is executing the dance moves in time with the music. tree →
• Before executing this wicked design, however, he decided to put Zeus to the test, and having killed a boy for the purpose, placed before him a dish containing human flesh. tree →

Note

From execute; drop the e: executing. Context decides the meaning — in computing and sport it is neutral; in history it means killing. Noun: execution. Don't confuse with «executive» (a manager).

In Jewish tradition

Here it means carrying out a punishment or judgment. It is about God's judgment on the house of Ahab, by Jehu.

Interpretation. The Chronicles story is read as God punishing Ahab's family for its sins through Jehu.

Examples

• And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them. (Writings 2CH.22.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

From execute; drop the e: executing. Context decides the meaning — in computing and sport it is neutral; in history it means killing. Noun: execution. Don't confuse with «executive» (a manager).