Upgrade - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʌpɡreɪd|  American pronunciation of the word upgrade
Brit.  |ˈʌpɡreɪd|  British pronunciation of the word upgrade

noun

- an upward slope or grade (as in a road) (syn: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise)
- software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- a reservation that is improved
I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises (syn: rise)
- hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
the power plant received a new upgrade

verb

- rate higher; raise in value or esteem
- to improve what was old or outdated
I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
The company upgraded their personnel
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (syn: advance, elevate, promote, raise)
- get better travel conditions
I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
- give better travel conditions to
The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full

Extra examples

You'll need to upgrade your hard drive to 4Mb before running this software.

The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.

We can upgrade you to business class.

Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic.

In future they are going to be upgraded to senior specialists.

The school has recently upgraded its computer lab.

Even smaller airports have upgraded security.

The airline is upgrading its fleet.

More than $1.5 million has been spent on upgrading the building.

Due to overbooking we were upgraded to business class.

Last year, the environment bureau was upgraded to a ministry.

I want to upgrade the hard drive on my laptop.

How do I upgrade from the previous version?

I'd recommend upgrading to at least 768 MB of memory.

Various indices show that the economy is now firmly on the upgrade.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: upgrade
he/she/it: upgrades
present participle: upgrading
past tense: upgraded
past participle: upgraded
noun
singular: upgrade
plural: upgrades
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