different between execute vs build

English

Etymology

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks??kju?t/

Verb

execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed)

1. (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

2. (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
3. (transitive) To perform.

4. (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

5. (transitive, computing) To start, launch or run

   Synonyms: start, launch, run, open

6. (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.

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Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ek.se?ku?.te/, [?ks???ku?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ek.se?ku.te/, [??z??ku?t??]

Participle

exec?te

1. vocative masculine singular of exec?tus

Portuguese

Verb

execute

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of executar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of executar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of executar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of executar

Spanish

Verb

execute

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of executar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of executar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of executar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of executar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan (“to build, construct”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlijan? (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþl?, *b?þl? (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English bold (“abode, house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle, temple”). More at bottle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?ld/
• Rhymes: -?ld
• Homophone: billed

Verb

build (third-person singular simple present builds, present participle building, simple past and past participle built or (archaic or poetic) builded)

1. (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
2. (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
3. (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
4. (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
5. (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
6. (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
7. (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
8. (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• The simple past tense and past participle used to be builded; however, that form is now archaic, having been superseded by the form built.

  I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps / They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps. (Julia Ward Howe, Battle Hymn of the Republic - 1861)

Synonyms

• (to form by combining materials or parts): construct, erect
• (to develop or give form to according to a plan or process): create
• (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): build up, enlarge, increase, strengthen
• (to establish a basis for): base, found, ground

Antonyms

• (to form by combining materials or parts): demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck
• (to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to): decrease, dissipate, weaken

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Translations

Noun

build (countable and uncountable, plural builds)

2. (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body.

   Rugby players are of sturdy build.

3. (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.

   The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.

4. (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player.

   I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.

   • 2005, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies (page 279)

     In fact, thousands of D&D players constantly debate the virtues of various character builds (combinations of race, class, feat, and spell choices) and share their efforts with each other in hundreds of message boards and mailing lists.

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