to install

Examples

• All

• Some said they were simply too busy to install it on their computers.

  Academic text (2011)

• Before you can use the application, make sure to install it on your device.

• Would you just install my cable, please?

  The Cable Guy (1996)

• We installed them six months ago.

  Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

• And you can install any Android applications you want.

• Now it is time to install our CPU cooler.

• Only 35 body shops are qualified to install them.

  End Game (2006)

• Open the Play Store, search Uber and install the first app.

• To minimize and prevent attacks, organizations must install and update appropriate security-related tools.

  Academic text (2017)

• Jim Sickman stands in Eight Mile Lake while installing a lake level gauge.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

S

to set up

vsto install

983 2.7

To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use

is specifically about preparing equipment or software to be ready to use

P

to put in

vsto install

172 2.5

Install something so it stays in place and is ready to use

focuses on preparing equipment or software rather than simple placement

R

to rig

vsto install

111 4.2

To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use

means general preparation for use without the makeshift or specialized nuance

P

to preinstall

vsto install

• Specialized

1 4.1

Put software on a device before you use it

can happen at any time, not only before delivery

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

D

to decommission

• Formal

22 6.5

To officially take a ship, factory, or machine out of use

Idioms

I

install a screen door on a submarine

• Informal

9.9

To try to do something that clearly cannot work

How Complex

to integrate

179 4.1

to configure

47 5.2

to install

480 3.2

to connect

278 1.1

to plug in

12 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology