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Definition of "install" []

  • To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer. (verb-transitive)
  • To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor. (verb-transitive)
  • To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "install" in a sentence
  • "To generate a log file, you will need to use msiexec from a command prompt to install the MSI, for example msiexec / i AspNetMVC1-RC2. msi / l*v. \install.log"
  • "I restarted many times, since then I did an install& archive with the 10.2 install disc which I own. .all went well to the login screen I entered my login & password .. the screen shuddered and shuddered .."
  • "I have my Win install which is my main and Linux, which is my work."