implement

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mənt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmənt/

Noun

implement (plural implements)

1. A tool or instrument for working with.

   They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.

   • 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:

     A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:instrument

Translations

• French: instrument
• German: Werkzeug, Gerät, Arbeitsgerät
• Italian: attrezzo, utensile, arnese
• Portuguese: implemento, ferramenta, instrumento
• Russian: инструме́нт
• Spanish: implemento, herramienta, instrumento

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mĕnt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

Verb

implement (implements, present participle implementing; past and past participle implemented)

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

Translations

• French: appliquer, exécuter, établir, implémenter
• German: vollziehen, durchführen, erfüllen, implementieren, ausführen, umsetzen
• Italian: mettere in pratica, attuare, implementare
• Portuguese: implementar
• Russian: выполня́ть
• Spanish: implementar

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