ejecutar

Meaning

1. to execute, to run (enact or carry out)
2. to execute (carry out a death sentence)
3. to perform (a piece of music, a dance, etc.)

Hyphenated as

e‧je‧cu‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/exekuˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin executāre, from exsecūtus, perfect passive participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”). Ex- becomes ej- in Spanish orthography.

Sentences

Para ejecutar un programa simplemente se escribe su nombre .

To run a program, simply write its name.