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- 1. place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use: "we're planning to install a new shower" Similar Opposite
- 2. place (someone) in a new position of authority, especially with ceremony: "he was installed as Prime Minister in 1966" Similar Opposite
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uk / ɪnˈstɔːl / us. Add to word list. IT. to put a computer program onto a computer so that the computer can use it: to install software. to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to use: The company would like to install wind turbines on the hill.
The meaning of INSTALL is to set up for use or service. How to use install in a sentence.
Install definition: to place in position or connect for service or use. See examples of INSTALL used in a sentence.
to transfer (computer software) from a distribution file to a permanent location on disk, and prepare it for its particular environment and application. 3. to put in a position, rank, etc. 4. to settle (a person, esp oneself) in a position or state. she installed herself in an armchair. Collins English Dictionary.
Install has to do with putting someone or something in a chosen place. For example, you might install a solar panel on your roof, install your best friend in a cushy job at your company, or install yourself at the best table in your favorite restaurant.
1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer. 2. To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor. 3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room.
/ɪnˈstɔːl/ (also British English, less frequent instal) Verb Forms. install something to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used. They're planning to install a new drainage system. Make sure the equipment is properly installed. A hidden camera had been installed in the room. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Definition of install – Learner’s Dictionary. install. verb. ( also UK instal) uk / ɪnˈstɔːl / us. install verb (EQUIPMENT) Add to word list. B1. to put a piece of equipment somewhere and make it ready to use: The school has installed a burglar alarm. install verb (PERSON) to give someone an important and powerful job:
install meaning, definition, what is install: to put a piece of equipment somewhere an...: Learn more.
to place in position for use: to install a heating system. to establish (someone) in an office or place: to install the vice-president in her new office. to bring (someone) into an office with ceremonies: He was installed as the archbishop. in•stall•er, n.