gerund or present participle
Carrying out what a plan, order, or strategy requires.
The team is executing the strategy exactly as planned.
The team succeeded by executing the plan perfectly.
American English
How to pronounce executing
verbB2Common word
EHKsuhkyoodihng
/ˈɛk.səkˌju.ɾɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of execute
Executing is the -ing form used to describe an action in progress or to name an activity.
Carrying out what a plan, order, or strategy requires.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Signing a legal document so that it becomes official.
Both companies are executing the agreement today.
The contract is effective after the parties finish executing it.
gerund or present participle
Making a computer program run or making a computer carry out a command.
The computer is executing the command now.
Executing the program may take several minutes.
gerund or present participle
Killing someone as an official punishment ordered by a court.
The authorities are executing the prisoner at dawn.
International observers opposed the government for executing the prisoner.
Related words & forms
Before -ing, drop the final e: executing, not executeing.