Definitions for Install
ɪnˈstɔlin·stall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. install, instal, put in, set upverb

   set up for use

   "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

2. install, instalverb

   put into an office or a position

   "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

3. install, instal, set up, establishverb

   place

   "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. installnoun

   Installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.)

2. installnoun

   A computer software utility that is run to install a software application. Also used as an adjective.

   After inserting the disk, you need to run the install.

3. installverb

   To connect, set up or prepare something for use

   I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.

4. installverb

   To admit formally into an office, rank or position.

   He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

5. installverb

   To establish or settle in.

   I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INSTALLverb

   To advance to any rank or office, by placing in the seat or stall proper to that condition.

   Etymology: installer, French, in and stall.

   She reigns a goddess now among the saints,
   That whilom was the saint of shepherds light,
   And is installed now in heaven's hight. Edmund Spenser, Past.

   Cranmer is return'd with welcome,
   Install'd archbishop of Canterbury. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The king chose him master of the horse, after this he was installed of the most noble order. Henry Wotton.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Installverb

   to set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place

2. Installverb

   to place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president

3. Etymology: [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See Stall.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. install

   The install command is a standard Unix program used to copy files and set file permissions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Install

   Instal, in-stawl′, v.t. to place in a seat: to place in an office or order: to invest with any charge or office with the customary ceremonies.—ns. Installā′tion, the act of installing or placing in an office with ceremonies: a placing in position for use, also a general term for the complete mechanical apparatus for electric lighting, &c.; Instal′ment, the act of installing: one of the parts of a sum paid at various times: that which is produced at stated periods. [Fr.,—Low L. installare—in, in, stallum, a stall—Old High Ger. stal (Ger. stall), Eng. stall.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. install

   To connect or upload a piece of software, program, file or app.

   They did install the new website to ensure they could access the most up to date software and designs.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020  

2. ---

   install

   To prepare or connect.

   They did install the new kitchen.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. Install

   Install vs. Instill -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Install and Instill.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Install' in Verbs Frequency: #543

How to pronounce Install?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Install in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Install in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Install in a Sentence

1. Rahul Kapoor:

   One cargo loading at current elevated rate levels can not only finance the scrubber capex, but also account for extra costs incurred to install the scrubber at a later date.

2. Daniel Mihalescu:

   We don't buy from them but install the flooring when a customer asks. We are definitely asking our customers to be careful and ask questions about where the product comes from.

3. David Brenner:

   Far-UVC light is simple to install, it’s inexpensive, it doesn’t need people to change their behavior, and evidence from multiple studies suggests it may be a safe way to prevent the transmission of any virus, including the COVID virus and its variants, as well as influenza and also any potential future pandemic viruses.

4. Phil Ting:

   If you install software onto those body cameras, then you run the risk of really destroying that trust, it becomes a tool of surveillance, which was never the goal.

5. Agustin Reyna:

   So, when consumers start their phone for the first time, they will see a popup window that will say, 'Would you like to install a different browser or search engine?'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Install
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Install
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Install
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Install
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Install
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Install