configure

See also: configuré

English

Etymology

From Old French configurer, from Latin configurare. See configurate.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ), -ɪɡjə(ɹ)

Verb

configure (third-person singular simple present configures, present participle configuring, simple past and past participle configured)

(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
Users may configure the settings to enhance their experience.

Derived terms

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Translations

to set up or arrange something

Armenian: ձեւավորել (hy) (jewavorel), կազմաձեւել (kazmajewel)
Bulgarian: конфигури́рам (bg) impf or pf (konfiguríram)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 配置 (zh) (pèizhì), 設定／设定 (zh) (shèdìng)
Danish: konfigurere
Dutch: configureren (nl)
Esperanto: agordi
Estonian: seadma
Finnish: määritellä (fi), konfiguroida
French: configurer (fr)
German: konfigurieren (de)
Greek: διαμορφώνω (el) (diamorfóno), ρυθμίζω (el) (rythmízo)
Icelandic: stilla
Irish: cumrú
Japanese: 設定する (ja) (せっていする, settei suru)
Korean: 설정하다 (ko) (seoljeong-hada)
Maori: whirihora
Norman: confidguther
Norwegian: konfigurer
Persian: پیکراییدن (fa)
Portuguese: configurar (pt)
Romanian: configura (ro)
Russian: конфигури́ровать (ru) impf (konfigurírovatʹ), сконфигури́ровать (ru) pf (skonfigurírovatʹ)
Spanish: configurar (es)
Swedish: konfigurera
Thai: ปรับแต่ง, ตั้งค่า (computing):
Vietnamese: cài đặt (vi)

French

Verb

configure

inflection of configurer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

configure

inflection of configurar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

configure

inflection of configurar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative