install

verb

in·​stall in-ˈstȯl 

installed; installing; installs

transitive verb

1

: to set up for use or service

had an exhaust fan installed in the kitchen

install software

2

a

: to induct into an office, rank, or order

installed the new president

b

: to place in an office or dignity by seating in a stall or official seat

3

: to establish in an indicated place, condition, or status

installing herself in front of the fireplace

intransitive verb

: to be set up for use or service : to undergo installation

The software installs automatically.

installer noun

Synonyms

• baptize
• inaugurate
• induct
• initiate
• instate
• invest
• seat

Examples of install in a Sentence

New locks were installed on all the doors.

We thought about installing a new phone system.

The computer comes with the software already installed.

The software installs easily on your hard drive.

The college recently installed its first woman president.

They were temporarily installed in the guest bedroom.

Recent Examples on the Web

There are no large expanses of green or embankments close enough to the Renaissance Center that would accommodate a sign of this size in such a location, let alone the obvious construction and road closures that would have needed to take place to install a huge sign. —Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024

The third will install a new distribution automation line switching device between the Brown Deer feeder and Teutonia feeder serving Glendale, impacting 1,400 people. —Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024

For example, a too-large system costs more to install and can take a significant amount of time to pay for itself. —Tyler Shepherd, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

Public water systems will have five years to address their PFAS problems – three years to sample their systems and establish the existing levels of PFAS, and an additional two years to install water treatment technologies if their levels are too high, senior government officials told reporters. —Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024

Operators will have three years to test for PFAS pollution, then an additional two years to identify, purchase and install necessary technology to treat contaminated water. —Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024

The worker struck their head and was killed. ▪ October 14, 2019: A 45-year-old roofer’s helper working for a framing contractor in a residential area near Miami Lakes was on a crane’s telescopic boom trying to install a crane attachment when the crane operator moved the boom. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024

This robot does not dumpster dive Winnow installs cameras above garbage bins in restaurant kitchens. —Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

McCown would install the Myers Park offensive game plan on Mondays before flying back to Philadelphia to prepare for his job with the Eagles. —Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French enstaller, installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Latin in- + Medieval Latin stallum stall, from Old High German stal

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Kids Definition

install

verb

in·​stall in-ˈstȯl 

installed; installing

1

: to place in an office or rank

installed the new president

2

: to put in an indicated place or condition

installed himself in the best chair

3

: to set up for use or service

install a TV set

installed the software

installer noun