institute
To begin or initiate; to foundTo begin or initiate (something); to found.
» He was my best friend at the institute.
Він був моїм кращим другом в інституті. — vvv555
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4 senses(transitive)To begin or initiate (something); to found.
He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
instituieren, initiieren, einführen
инициироватьiniciirovatʹ
To nominate; to appoint.
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
(obsolete, transitive)To train, instruct.
- advance or set forth in court
- set up or lay the groundwork for
Examples
54 sentencesHe was my best friend at the institute.
Він був моїм кращим другом в інституті. — vvv555
He's the head of my institute.
What did the committee of the institute say?
ruЧто сказала комиссия института? — carlosalberto
deWas hat der Ausschuss des Instituts gesagt? — carlosalberto
He doesn't have to go to the institute today.
deHeute muss er nicht ins Institut fahren. — Hannivar
Following my strict father's words, I was admitted into this institute.
ruСледуя словам своего строгого отца, я поступил в этот институт. — Nattiko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“to set up, placeFrom Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“to set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).
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Forms
institutes, instituting, instituted, instituted| Base form | institute · to institute |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | institutes |
| Present participle | instituting |
| Past simple | instituted |
| Past participle | instituted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- advance or set forth in court:bring
- set up or lay the groundwork for:establishfoundplantconstitute
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.