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 (UK) (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

configurable
reverse configure

Related terms

configuration
configurator

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: konfigurer
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

Spanish

Verb

configure

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