Implement

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English

Etymology 1

From Late Latin implēmentum (“‘a filling up’”), from Latin impleō (“‘I fill up’”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mənt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmənt/, SAMPA: /"Impl@m@nt/

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Noun

Singular Implement

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Implement ({{{1}}})

1. A tool or instrument for working with.

   They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:instrument

Translations

a tool

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 工具 cmn(cmn) (gōngjù) Dutch: gereedschap nl(nl) n., hulpmiddel nl(nl) n. Esperanto: please add this translation if you can Estonian: riist et(et) Finnish: työkalu fi(fi), väline fi(fi), apuväline fi(fi) French: instrument fr(fr) m. Hebrew: please add this translation if you can

Italian: attrezzo it(it) m., utensile it(it) m., arnese it(it) m. Japanese: 道具(どうぐ, dōgu) Kurdish: amûr, alet, alav, hacet, halet, ئاڵات Polish: narzędzie pl(pl) n. Russian: инструмент ru(ru) (instrum'ént) m., прибор ru(ru) (pribór) m., орудие ru(ru) (orúdije) n., средство ru(ru) (sr'édstvo) n. Spanish: implemento es(es) m., herramienta es(es) f., instrumento es(es) m. Swahili: tekeleza sw(sw)

Etymology 2

From Scottish English or Template:Sco[[Category:Template:Sco derivations|Implement]] [[implement#Template:Sco|implement]] (“‘fulfill’”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mĕnt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/, SAMPA: /"Impl@mEnt/

Verb

Infinitive to Implement

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Implement (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. to bring about; to put into practice

   It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement.

2. to carry out; to do

Usage notes

• Objects: plan, programme, strategy, policy, agreement, order, specification, etc.

Derived terms

• implementable
• implementation
• implementer

Translations

bring about

Arabic: نفذ ar(ar) (báffadha), نجز ar(ar) (nájaza), حقق ar(ar) (Háqqaqa) Chinese: Mandarin: 實施 cmn(cmn), 实施 cmn(cmn) (shíshī), 執行 cmn(cmn), 执行 cmn(cmn) (zhíxíng), 貫徹 cmn(cmn), 贯彻 cmn(cmn) (guànchè), 實現 cmn(cmn), 实现 cmn(cmn) (shíxiàn) Czech: uskutečnit cs(cs) Dutch: implementeren, toepassen (in de praktijk), uitwerken Estonian: teostama et(et) Finnish: toteuttaa fi(fi), panna toimeen fi(fi) French: appliquer fr(fr), exécuter fr(fr), établir fr(fr) German: vollziehen de(de), durchführen de(de), erfüllen de(de), implementieren de(de), ausführen de(de)

Hebrew: please add this translation if you can Italian: mettere in pratica it(it), attuare it(it), implementare it(it) Japanese: 実行する ja(ja) (じっこうする, jikkō-surú), 実現する ja(ja) (じつげんする, jitsugen-surú) Kurdish: bi cih anîn ku(ku), bi cih kirin ku(ku) Polish: zrealizować pl(pl), wprowadzić w życie Russian: выполнять ru(ru) (vypolnját’), осуществлять ru(ru) (osuščestvlát’), реализовывать ru(ru) (realizóvyvat’), претворять в жизнь ru(ru) (pretvorját’ v žizn’) Scottish Gaelic: cuir an gnìomh gd(gd) Spanish: implementar es(es) Swahili: tekeleza sw(sw) Telugu: అమలుపరచు te(te) (amaluparachu)

External links

• Implement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Implement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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