reinstall

ˌriːɪnˈstɔːl

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Conjugation

Definition of reinstall - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

machineryput machinery back in place and connect it

They had to reinstall the engine after repairs.

reestablish

technologyinstall software again to fix issues

Reinstall the program to solve the error.

reload

employment

Rare

restore someone to a previous position

Rare

The board decided to reinstall the former CEO.

reestablish

restore

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Origin of reinstall

Latin, re- (again) + install (set up)

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refit

repair work

equip again or reinstall items, returning them to proper position

Examples of reinstall in a sentence

After cleaning, they had to reinstall the dishwasher.
You might need to reinstall the app after the update.
He had to reinstall the software due to a glitch.
After the investigation, they decided to reinstall her as manager.
The committee voted to reinstall him in his previous role.

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French:réinstaller, réinstaller le logiciel, ...
German:wieder einbauen, neu installieren, ...
Italian:reinstallare, installare di nuovo, ...
Spanish:reinstalar, restaurar, ...
Portuguese:reinstalar, instalar novamente, ...
Chinese:重新安装, 重装, ...
Japanese:再設置する, 復職させる, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ تَرْكِيب, أعاد تَثْبِيت, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְקִין מֵחָדָשׁ, לְהַתְקִין שׁוּב, ...
Russian:переустанавливать, установить заново, ...
Ukrainian:перевстановити, встановити знову, ...
Hindi:वापस लगाना, दोबारा स्थापित करना, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় বসানো, আবার ইনস্টল করা, ...
Catalan:reinstal.lar, restituir, ...
Czech:znovu namontovat, přeinstalovat, ...
Danish:genmontere, geninstallere, ...
Dutch:opnieuw installeren, ...
Greek:επανατοποθετώ, εγκαθιστώ ξανά, ...
Hungarian:visszaszerelni, újratelepíteni, ...
Khmer:ដំឡើងឡើងវិញ, តែងតាំងឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:설치하다, 다시 설치하다, ...
Persian:دوباره نصب کردن, نصب کردن دوباره, ...
Polish:ponownie zainstalować, zainstalować ponownie, ...
Portuguese (BR):reinstalar, instalar novamente, ...
Romanian:a reinstala, a instala din nou, ...
Swedish:installera om, återinföra, ...
Thai:ติดตั้งกลับเข้าไปใหม่, ติดตั้งใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden monte etmek, yeniden yüklemek, ...
Vietnamese:lắp lại, cài đặt lại, ...

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