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installto put in position and make ready for use

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put in position and make ready for use

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈstɔːl/

Korean meaning: 설치하다, 설치하여 사용할 수 있게 하다

Korean pronunciation: 인**스톨**

Example Sentences

  • My dad spent three hours trying to install a simple printer and ended up calling tech support.
  • The company will install solar panels on the roof to reduce energy costs.
  • She was installed as CEO after the previous one mysteriously disappeared with the coffee machine.

install

VERB

//ɪnˈstɔːl//

to put in position and make ready for use

install concept
💡 Concept

A technician installs a new TV system in the family home

install rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Install the magic that will enthrall, making memories recall!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈstɔːl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈstɔːl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootstall

Origin

From Medieval Latin 'installare', derived from 'in-' (in) + 'stallum' (stall, position), influenced by Old French 'installer'. The word entered English in the 16th century with the sense of placing something in position.

🎵Rhyme

enthrallforestallrecall
enthrall
forestall
recall

🔗Collocations

install software
install equipment
install a system
install an app
install properly
freshly installed

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dad spent three hours trying to install a simple printer and ended up calling tech support.

The company will install solar panels on the roof to reduce energy costs.

😄 Fun example

She was installed as CEO after the previous one mysteriously disappeared with the coffee machine.

Please install the latest security updates to protect your computer.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

set upestablishmountplaceput in

Antonyms

uninstallremovedismantle

Related

installationinstallersetupconfiguredeploy

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