to implement

Examples

• All

• Lastly, how do you implement change within yourself?

  Mulligan Brothers Interviews

• Many school-based programs have been implemented to promote better nutrition and prevent obesity.

  Academic text (2011)

• We work to help implement academic standards.

  Hank Green

• And what solutions would you implement to prevent them from happening?

  WVFRM Podcast

• I think we should implement this system immediately.

  The Flintstones (1994)

• And that Parliament would implement what they decided.

• Israel should allow the PA to implement development projects and access its land and resources.

  Academic text (2011)

• So New York is going to implement congestion pricing soon.

  Chris Williamson

• Now we have regular meetings to ensure we are properly implementing the agenda," she adds.

  Academic text (2011)

• Meanwhile, the federal government moved swiftly to implement the terms of the New Echota treaty.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

A

to apply

vsto implement

374 2.8

Use something for a particular purpose, for example a rule or method

is focused on activating plans or laws rather than general use of tools

C

to carry out

vsto implement

348 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

is about making plans or rules active rather than just finishing tasks

E

to execute

vsto implement

233 3.6

To carry out a plan or task

is about putting plans or rules into effect rather than exact performance

G

to go through with

vsto implement

175 3.7

To do something you promised or planned even if it feels difficult

is the formal step of making a plan active rather than enduring difficulty

F

to follow through

vsto implement

86 3.7

Continue and finish something you promised to do

is about formally putting plans or rules into effect rather than just keeping commitments

P

to promulgate

vsto implement

• Formal

24 8.0

Officially announce a new law or rule so it starts to apply

is about putting plans into effect without the public announcement step

P

to put through

vsto implement

22 3.7

To make a plan or change happen

is focused on making plans or laws active, not only finishing them

P

to put into practice

vsto implement

5 3.7

To use an idea or plan in a real situation

is about formally making rules or decisions active rather than simple application

O

to operationalize

vsto implement

• Specialized

2 7.7

To make an idea ready to use by showing how to measure it

is about executing or activating plans rather than preparing them for use

I

to instate

vsto implement

1 6.6

To start a new rule or system and put it into use

is the general act of making plans active rather than formally introducing them

A

to action

vsto implement

• Jargon

1 4.7

To carry out a plan or decision

is the common verb form referring to the same process in practice

F

to follow out

vsto implement

1 4.6

Continue an idea or plan until it is finished

is about starting and putting plans into effect rather than just pursuing them

Antonyms

A

to abandon

401 3.8

Stop supporting an idea or plan

N

to neglect

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Compounds

W

writing implement

1 3.2

A thing that you use to write, like a pen or pencil

C

cleaning implement

3.2

A tool like a broom or mop used to clean floors and other surfaces

S

sports implement

3.6

An object like a bat or racket that you use to play a sport

How Complete

finishing

2.5

to implement

515 3.7

to plan

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology