install
- 01 B1 Intermediate
v.to put a piece of equipment, furniture, or a computer program in place so it is ready to use.
v.to set up or connect equipment, machinery, or software for operational use.
Simple“The technician will come tomorrow to install the new washing machine.”
In context“The IT department requires all employees to install the latest security patch before accessing the internal server from home.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
v.to officially put someone into an important new job or position.
v.to admit someone formally into an office, rank, or position of authority.
Simple“The university will install the new president during a ceremony next month.”
In context“The board of directors voted unanimously to install the interim CEO as the permanent head of the corporation.”
- 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to settle yourself or someone else comfortably in a place.
v.to establish or settle oneself or another person in a particular place or position.
Simple“She installed herself in the most comfortable armchair with a hot cup of tea.”
In context“After the long flight, he promptly installed his elderly parents in the guest suite and made sure they had everything they needed.”
Synonymssettleensconce - 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.the process of putting a new program onto a computer.
n.the process or instance of installing a software application.
Simple“The install took much longer than expected because the file was very large.”
In context“The system administrator monitored the remote install to ensure that no registry errors occurred during the final configuration phase.”
Synonyms
Usage install the new
“The couple used to print their own “oddball” comics from a printing press that Mouly, who had dropped out of architecture school in France, installed in their house.”
“Our research shows that what happens after a green roof is built is as important as the decision to install a green roof in the first place.”
From Middle English installen, from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin īnstallō (“to install, put in place, establish”), from in- + stallum (“stall”), from Frankish stall (“stall, position, place”), from Proto-Germanic stallaz (“place, position”), from Proto-Indo-European stel-, stAlǝn-, *stAlǝm- (“stem, trunk”). Cognate with Old High German stal (“location, stall”), Old English steall (“position, stall”), Old English onstellan (“to institute, create, originate, establish, give the example of”), Middle High German anstalt (“institute”), German anstellen (“to conduct, employ”), German einstellen (“to set, adjust, position”), Dutch aanstellen (“to appoint, commission, institute”), Dutch instellen (“to set up, establish”). More at in, stall.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.