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Execute Pronunciation
Execute is pronounced EK-suh-kyoot, IPA /ˈɛksəˌkjut/.
EK-suh-kyoot
US /ˈɛksəˌkjut/ · UK /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/
Syllables: EK · suh · kyoot (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To carry out a plan or an order, or to put a condemned person to death.
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Execute in a Sentence
- The team executed the plan without a hitch.
- Two prisoners were executed that winter.
- She executed the turn perfectly on the second attempt.
Common Mispronunciations of Execute
Not ig-ZE-kyoot
Front weight on this verb, and executive is the relative that drags the beat into the middle.
Not EK-see-kyoot
A plain suh fills the middle beat, and the e written there contributes nothing.
Tip: Execute leads at the front while execution waits for its third beat.
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