configure
Americanverb (used with object)
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to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose.
The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
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Computers.
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to put together (a computer or computer system) by supplying, arranging, or connecting a specific set of internal or external components.
My next laptop will be configured for gaming with a fast processor and lots of memory.
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to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task.
to configure the printer for a wireless network.
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verb
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to arrange or organize
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computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have configuredperfect
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has configuredperfect 3rd person singular
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is configuringprogressive 3rd person singular
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are configuringprogressive
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have been configuringperfect progressive
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has been configuringperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am configuringprogressive 1st person singular
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configuringparticiple
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configuressingular 3rd person
Past
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had configuredperfect
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was configuringprogressive singular
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were configuringprogressive plural
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had been configuringperfect progressive
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configuredsimple
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configuredparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of configure
Back formation from configuration
Vocabulary lists containing configure
Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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To configure an ExpressVPN connection on your router, you have three options:
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
The players fondly recalled JOP’s rigor in the studio; one night he stayed up until 4 a.m. with the trio to help configure the beats on their latest record, “Mija No Te Asustes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Depending on how Slot chooses to configure the full-back roles this summer, with a potential replacement for Robertson also needed, there are a few players worth considering for Liverpool.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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