Definitions for install
ɪnˈstɔlin·stall

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. install, instal, put in, set up(verb)

   set up for use

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

2. install, instal(verb)

   put into an office or a position

   "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

3. install, instal, set up, establish(verb)

   place

   "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. install(Noun)

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

2. install(Noun)

   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. install(Verb)

   To connect, set up or prepare something for use

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

4. install(Verb)

   To admit formally into an office, rank or position.

   He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

5. install(Verb)

   To establish or settle in.

   I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Install(verb)

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

2. Install(verb)

   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

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. install

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

How to pronounce install?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Chakradhar Talukdar:

   This area is rocky and it is very difficult to dig wells or install hand pumps.

2. Gyorgy Bakondi:

   If necessary, we can quickly install (a fence) using the razor-wire produced here.

3. Shlomo Touboul:

   Currently, there are more requests to install the product and we’re short on manpower.

4. Jacques Daniel:

   A second (line) would very easy to install, and we have enough space for a third if needed.

5. Del Fante:

   Our plan is to install 75 megawatts (MW) of battery storage, most of which is already in place.

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