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# install

«install» in Mova's school dictionary: **To put a piece of equipment in place and connect it so it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (install, installs, installed, installing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To put a piece of equipment in place and connect it so it is ready to use, like a smoke alarm or a new cooker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#m1)

2) To put a program or app onto a computer, tablet or phone so it works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#m2)

3) To install someone means to put them into an official job or position of power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In computing lessons: «install an app», «install updates». Online safety: only install apps from trusted stores and ask an adult first. Home safety: install smoke alarms and test them. Noun: «installation».

### examples

- Dad installed a new smoke alarm in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x1)
- Ask a grown-up before you install a new app. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x2)
- The game takes ten minutes to install. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x3)
- We installed solar panels on the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x4)
- The school installed new computers in the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x5)
- Click «Install» to put the program on your tablet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x6)
- The plumber installed a new sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x7)
- She was not installed as a real court cook. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/#x8)

### note

Spelling: «install» with double «l» in most countries; «installed», «installing». Noun: «installation». UK «instalment» (one l) means one part of a payment or story. Opposite: «uninstall».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «install» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/install/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.