Institute - English meaning

noun

A place of study or training in a special field.

Usage examples:

A police academy

noun

A school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job, or an organization that supports art, literature, or science

Usage examples:

A military/police academy

noun

An organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job

Usage examples:

A military/police academy, the royal academy of dramatic art

verb

Smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.

Usage examples:

High priests were anointed with oil

verb

To make someone holy in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them

verb

To make someone king or queen, especially as part of a religious ceremony

Usage examples:

[ + obj + noun ] in 751 pepin was anointed king.

verb

Assign a job or role to (someone).

Usage examples:

She has been appointed to the board

verb

To choose someone officially for a job or responsibility

Usage examples:

We've appointed three new teachers this year., he's just been appointed (as) director of the publis…

verb

To arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen

Usage examples:

A date has been appointed for the election.

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

verb

Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

Usage examples:

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

verb

To do or be the first part of something that continues; start

Usage examples:

[ t ] he begins his new job on monday., [ i ] the movie begins at seven., [ i ] i began by explaini…

verb

To start to happen or exist

Usage examples:

What time does the concert begin?, the bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has a…

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

noun

An educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.

Usage examples:

Colleges of further education

noun

A place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more advanced knowledge and get a degree to recognize this

Usage examples:

She graduated from the university’s college of business management.

noun

A university, especially one where you study for an undergraduate (= first) degree

Usage examples:

In college i met my husband when we were in college., go to college they want their kids to go to (…

verb

Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose.

Usage examples:

The present holy trinity church was consecrated in 1845

verb

To officially make something holy and suitable to be used for religious ceremonies

Usage examples:

The church was completed and consecrated in the 1890s., consecrated ground

verb

To officially make something holy and able to be used for religious ceremonies

Usage examples:

The new cathedral was completed and consecrated in 2002.

noun

A room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants.

Usage examples:

Keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory or greenhouse

noun

Another term for conservatoire.

noun

A school for the teaching of music or sometimes acting or art

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

noun

A circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

Usage examples:

Room after room of the armoury reveals incredible riches, including the imperial crown, mace and sc…

verb

Ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.

Usage examples:

He went to rome to be crowned

noun

A circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels, worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies

Usage examples:

They won six nba crowns in seven years., her hair stuck straight up from her crown., a gold crown, …

verb

Install (a monarch or bishop) on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule.

Usage examples:

The new archbishop was enthroned in york minster

verb

To put a king, queen, etc. through the ceremony of sitting on a throne (= chair used in ceremonies) in order to mark the official beginning of their period in power

Usage examples:

She sat in the dining room, enthroned on an old high-backed chair.

verb

To be positioned somewhere where you look or feel important

Usage examples:

Enthroned on she sat in the dining room, enthroned on an old high-backed chair.

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

Usage examples:

The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

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An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

noun

A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

Usage examples:

The russian federation

noun

A group of organizations, states, etc., that have united to form a larger organization or government

Usage examples:

Canada is a federation of provinces and territories.

noun

A group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government

Usage examples:

A federation of states/companies/trade unions, etc. the united states is a federation of 50 individ…

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Usage examples:

Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

Usage examples:

A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

Usage examples:

He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

idiom

To start

Usage examples:

He and his friend tried to start a band but it never got off the ground.

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

verb

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).

Usage examples:

He inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration

verb

To put something into use or action, or to put a person into an official position with a ceremony

Usage examples:

He wants to inaugurate his museum with elaborate opening ceremonies., the nation prepares to inaugu…

verb

To put something such as a service, system, etc. into action officially

Usage examples:

On monday, the company inaugurated a $20 million plant that will triple their output of road-paving…

verb

Admit (someone) formally to a post or organization.

Usage examples:

Arrangements for inducting new members to an organization

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group

Usage examples:

She was inducted into the army., basketball hall of fame inductee cheryl miller will be there.

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony into a place of work, organization or group

Usage examples:

Last weekend, the group inducted 600 more members at another ceremony., induct sb as sth he was ind…

verb

Cause (a process or action) to begin.

Usage examples:

He proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures

noun

A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.

Usage examples:

An initiate of the cult

verb

To cause something to begin

Usage examples:

The peace talks were initiated by a special envoy.

verb

Place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use.

Usage examples:

We're planning to install a new shower

verb

Set up for use

verb

To put something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

We’re having a new tile floor installed in the kitchen., the new president of the university was in…

verb

Set up in position; install or establish.

Usage examples:

Many of the troops had only joined up when the new regime was instated

verb

To establish something

Usage examples:

He pledged to instate new policies.

noun

An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.

Usage examples:

An academic institution

noun

A large and important organization, such as a university or bank

Usage examples:

A medical/educational/financial institution, harvard university is an internationally respected ins…

noun

A building where people are sent to be cared for, especially a hospital or prison

verb

Bring (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) into use or operation for the first time.

Usage examples:

Various new taxes were introduced

verb

To arrange for you to meet and learn the name of another person

Usage examples:

I’d like to introduce you to my friend, sally., george, i’d like to introduce my friend, sally., it…

verb

To make goods or services available to be bought for the first time

Usage examples:

The company plans to introduce 45 new models over the next five years., the product range is being …

verb

Put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit.

Usage examples:

The company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at linlithglow

verb

To put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result

Usage examples:

[ t ] she tends to invest a lot of energy in her work., [ i ] i think it’s time to invest in (= buy…

verb

To buy something that you think will go up in value, for example shares or property, in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

It's a good time to invest., invest in sth he's not certain whether to invest in the property marke…

verb

Set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.

Usage examples:

The town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen

noun

An act or instance of launching something.

Usage examples:

The launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving

noun

A large motorboat, used especially for short trips.

Usage examples:

She cruised the waterways on a luxury motor launch

idiom

To produce the basic ideas or structures from which something much larger develops

Usage examples:

The two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era in cooperation between their countries., he …

verb

Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.

Usage examples:

He was ordained a minister before entering parliament

verb

To make someone officially a priest, minister, or rabbi in a religious ceremony

noun

An organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.

Usage examples:

A research organization

idiom

To start a machine or process

Usage examples:

Once the printing processes have been put in motion, they're not so easy to stop., we filled in a f…

noun

An institution for educating children.

Usage examples:

Ryder's children did not go to school at all

verb

Send to school; educate.

Usage examples:

Taverier was born in paris and schooled in lyon

adjective

(of a xhosa) educated and westernized.

Usage examples:

Economic considerations persuaded many xhosa not to become school by opting for a western lifestyle

idiom

A place where people are educated

Usage examples:

The sorbonne is a world-famous seat of learning.

noun

A training college for priests or rabbis.

noun

A college where people are trained to become priests, ministers, or rabbis

idiom

To begin something

Usage examples:

Newly discovered evidence set a second investigation in motion.

noun

The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

Usage examples:

Drugs, crime, and other dangers to society

noun

People considered as a group, or a group of people who live together in a particular social system

Usage examples:

[ u ] society is changing little by little., [ c ] societies change over the course of time., [ u ]…

noun

People in general living together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things, and sharing the work that needs to be done

Usage examples:

Society cannot expect perfection in products and services, but it can expect that corporations will…

idiom

To do something that will cause something to happen in the future

Usage examples:

He's sowing the seeds of his own downfall.

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

noun

A high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.

Usage examples:

I went to university at the sorbonne

noun

A place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more knowledge and skills, and get a degree to recognize this

Usage examples:

[ u ] a university campus/professor, [ c ] she applied to six universities and was accepted by three.