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

The investigators got a judge’s permission to install a GPS tracker on the SUV. —Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024

Quick is the operative word in this instance, as the Verge reports that the solution to the slippery pedals problem is a 35-second job that sees engineers drill a hole in the pedal and install a rivet. —Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024

Midway Rising would also need to install a publicly accessible interpretive exhibit, designed with the help of a historian, at the new arena. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024

There are some charity groups helping to install solar panels in Cap-Haïtien, but most of the work is done by private companies like Desir's. —Eyder Peralta, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024

The government is also introducing new criminal offenses for people who take or record real intimate images without consent, or install equipment to enable someone to do so. —Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024

In Wausau, for example, the city is spending $17 million to install a treatment system to filter the elevated levels of PFAS in all of its wells. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024

In other areas downtown where parks and businesses have planned viewing events for the draft, like Grand Circus Park, Detroit police will also install its weapon detectors, Fulgenzi said. —Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024

Happily, Avira no longer automatically installs its former Client Dashboard software; this change streamlines the entire process nicely. —PCMAG, 15 Apr. 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