install
Use Install in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
2.
to establish in an office, position, or place: to install oneself in new quarters.
3.
to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.
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install or instal (ɪnˈstɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -stalls, -stalling, -stalled, -stals, -stalling, -stalled | |
| 1. | to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use |
| 2. | 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 |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from | |
| instal or instal | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from | |
| in'staller or instal | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
install
1548, "place in (ecclesiastical) office by seating in an official stall," from M.L. installare, from L. in- "in" + M.L. stallum "stall," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. stal "standing place;" see stall (1)). Installation "act of setting up" (machinery, etc.) is first recorded 1882.
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Example sentences
They'll probably lend you the install media for the price of a pint if you explain the problem.
In the meantime, users can install security-enhancing plug-ins.
The attacker would need to be on the same network as one of the students in order to install the malware.
With these, you will need to download and install software to read your feeds.
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