install

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled instal

US /ɪnˈstɔl/ UK /ɪnˈstɔːl/ See IPA manual

Freq #10199

Meanings

1

verb
To put a piece of equipment somewhere and prepare it so it is ready to use.

They installed a new air conditioner in the office.
2

verb
To add software to a computer or phone so it can be used.

I need to install the app before the meeting.
3

verb
To place someone formally in an official position or office.

She was installed as president of the club.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to put a piece of equipment... put inset up

3 verb · to place someone formally... instalseat

Opposites

uninstall

Word family

Forms installedinstallinginstalls

Derived forms autoinstallcoinstalldeinstallinstallabilityinstallableinstallfestmisinstallpay-per-installpreinstallreinstalluninstalled

Related forms installationinstallerinstallment instalment

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Phrases (1)

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install a system
to put a new system in place and make it operational

Verb + noun

Etymology

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”), Germa…

installen Middle English installer Old French īnstallō la-med *stall frk *stallaz Proto-Germanic *stel- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes

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# install

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈstɔl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈstɔːl/
**Frequency rank:** 10199

## Meanings
1. To put a piece of equipment somewhere and prepare it so it is ready to use.
2. To add software to a computer or phone so it can be used.
3. To place someone formally in an official position or office.

## Examples
- They installed a new air conditioner in the office.
- I need to install the app before the meeting.
- She was installed as president of the club.

## Antonyms
- uninstall

## Derived Forms
- autoinstall
- coinstall
- deinstall
- installability
- installable
- installfest
- misinstall
- pay-per-install
- preinstall
- reinstall
- uninstalled

## Related Forms
- installation
- installer
- installment
- instalment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: installen
- Root: installer
- Root: īnstallō
- Root: *stall
- Root: *stallaz
- Root: *stel-

## Etymology
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”), Germa…

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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