configurar
set up
Ajustar y preparar las opciones de un aparato, programa o sistema para que funcione como uno desea.
Definition & meaning
Configurar is a Spanish verb meaning to configure, set up, adjust, or arrange something so that it works or has a particular form.
Its main meanings are:
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To configure or set up a device, program, or system
- Configurar el teléfono — to set up the phone
- Configurar una cuenta — to configure an account
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To arrange or shape something in a particular way
- Los acontecimientos configuraron su carácter — The events shaped his character.
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To constitute or determine a situation, identity, or result
- Estos factores configuran el problema — These factors define or shape the problem.
The pronominal form configurarse can mean “to take shape” or “to be formed.”
Grammar & Word origin
Configurar is a regular transitive verb ending in -ar. It can also be used pronominally as configurarse .
- Present: configuro, configuras, configura
- Preterite: configuré, configuraste, configuró
- Gerund: configurando
- Past participle: configurado
It comes from Latin configurare , meaning “to give a shape to” or “to form.” The word is composed of con- , meaning “together” or “with,” and figura , meaning “shape” or “form.”
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
- ajustar — to adjust; focuses on fine-tuning settings or parameters.
- establecer — to establish or set; emphasizes putting rules, options, or conditions in place.
- organizar — to organize; usually concerns arranging elements rather than technical settings.
- disponer — to arrange or set out; often refers to placing things in a particular order.
- formar — to form or shape; is broader and less associated with technical settings.
- personalizar — to personalize; means configuring something according to an individual’s preferences.
Antonyms
- desconfigurar — to misconfigure or undo a configuration; the closest direct antonym in a technological context.
- desordenar — to disorganize or put into disorder; applies more generally to arrangements.
- deshacer — to undo or dismantle; emphasizes reversing an arrangement or result.
Common phrases & collocations
- configurar un dispositivo — to configure a device
- configurar una cuenta — to set up an account
- configurar una red — to configure a network
- configurar las opciones — to configure the options
- configurar el sistema — to configure the system
- configurar la privacidad — to configure privacy settings
- configurarse como — to take shape or become established as
- estar configurado para — to be configured or set up to do something
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Examples
Voy a configurar mi nuevo teléfono mañana.verb
I am going to set up my new phone tomorrow.
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