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configure

/kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/US/kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/

configure verb: 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.

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Verb

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

  1. (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.

configure meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

configure in Tamil

ஏற்றபடி அமை, உருவமை, அமைப்பைவடிவாக்கு

configure in Urdu

بنانا, رچانا, روپ دینا, ساخت دینا, ترکیب دیا

configure in Bengali

কনফিগার করতে, কনফিগার করা

configure in Telugu

ఆకృతీకరించడానికి, ఆకృతీకరించుటకు, కాన్ఫిగర్ చేయడానికి
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configure in Malayalam
കോൺഫിഗർ ചെയ്യാൻ
configure in Kannada
ಸಂರಚಿಸಲು, ಕಾನ್ಫಿಗರ್ ಮಾಡಲು
configure in Punjabi
ਸੰਰਚਨਾ, ਸੰਰਚਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਸੰਰਚਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
configure in Gujarati
રૂપરેખાંકિત કરવા માટે, રૂપરેખાંકિત કરવા, રૂપરેખાંકન કરવા માટે
configure in Odia
ବିନ୍ଯ଼ାସ କରିବା, ବିନ୍ଯ଼ାସ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, ବିନ୍ଯ଼ାସ କରିବାକୁ
configure in Nepali
कन्फिगर गर्न
configure in Tagalog
isaayos
configure in Indonesian
mengonfigurasikan
configure in Persian
پیکراییدن
configure in Thai
ปรับแต่ง, ตั้งค่า
configure in Vietnamese
cài đặt

Examples of configure in a sentence

  • I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.
  • This keyboard has four remappable keys that the user can configure.
  • The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port.

All 25 example sentences with configure

Forms of configure

third-person singular presentconfigures
present participleconfiguring
past participleconfigured
pastconfigured

Past tense of configure: configured

Origin of configure

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

Words formed from configure

Words that rhyme with configure

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Questions about configure

What does configure mean?
Configure means 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.
What is configure in Tamil?
Configure in Tamil is ஏற்றபடி அமை, உருவமை, அமைப்பைவடிவாக்கு. See Configure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is configure?
Configure is a verb.
How do you pronounce configure?
Configure is pronounced /kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of configure?
The past tense of configure is configured.

Words near configure in the dictionary

  1. configurationists
  2. configurations
  3. configurative
  4. configurator
  5. configurators
  6. configure
  7. configured
  8. configurer
  9. configurers
  10. configures
  11. configuring

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: configure (page history and authors); configure (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configure (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configure (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configure (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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