How do you use the word "install" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "install": The man tried to install his own antenna. Install a vending machine in our office.

Install Meaning

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo connect, set up or prepare something for use

verbTo connect, set up or prepare something for use, To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.

Sentence Examples

The man tried to install his own antenna.

Install a vending machine in our office.

They're planning to install a new drainage system.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

establish

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The technician will ____ the new software on your computer tomorrow without delay.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

You will need to ____ the latest software update to ensure your computer is protected from viruses.

Word Origin & History

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”), German einstellen (“to set, adjust, position”), Dutch aanstellen (“to appoint, commission, institute”), Dutch instellen (“to set up, establish”). More at in, stall.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."" — 2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:

"Each TBM installs two-metre-wide rings made up of seven precast concrete segments produced on-site. Each ring takes approximately 45 minutes to one hour to install." — 2021 July 14, Paul Stephen, “A portal into the future”, in RAIL, number 935, page 52. photo caption:

"My husband rented a small, comfortable house, and I was installed as its mistress." — 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 12:

"At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them." — 1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878:

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