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Definition of upload verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upload

verb
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊd/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they upload
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊd/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊd/
he / she / it uploads
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdz/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdz/
past simple uploaded
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪd/
past participle uploaded
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪd/
-ing form uploading
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌpˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. upload something to send data to another computer
    • The data was uploaded on Sunday September 07 at 08:47.
    opposite download
    Collocations the Internetthe InternetConnecting to the internet
    • go online/​on the internet
    • have a high-speed/​broadband/​wireless (internet) connection
    • access/​connect to/​locate the server
    • use/​open/​close/​launch a/​your web browser
    • browse/​surf/​search/​scour the internet/​the Web
    • send/​contain/​spread/​detect a(n) (computer/​email) virus
    • update your antivirus software
    • install/​use/​configure a firewall
    • accept/​enable/​block/​delete cookies
    Using the internet
    • visit/​check a website/​somebody’s blog/​somebody's vlog/​somebody's socials
    • create/​design/​launch a website/​social networking site
    • start/​write/​post/​read a blog
    • update your blog/​a website
    • be in/​meet somebody in/​go into/​enter an internet chat room
    • download/​upload music/​software/​a song/​a podcast/​a file/​a copy of something
    • share information/​data/​files
    • post a comment/​message on a(n) website/​online message board/​internet forum/​chat room
    • stream video/​audio/​music/​content (online/​over the internet)
    • join/​participate in/​visit/​provide a(n) (web-based/​web/​online/​internet/​discussion) forum
    • generate/​increase/​monitor internet traffic
    Social media
    • be on/​chat on/​use social media
    • post/​comment on Instagram/​Snapchat/​Twitter/​X
    • follow/​unfolllow a friend/​celebrity/​singer/​influencer
    • add somebody to/​join/​leave a group/​chat
    • like/​delete a post/​comment/​photo
    Email
    • receive/​get/​open an email
    • write/​send/​answer/​forward/​delete an email
    • check/​read/​access your email
    • block/​filter (out) junk/​spam/​unsolicited email
    • exchange email addresses
    • open/​check your inbox
    • junk mail fills/​floods/​clogs your inbox
    • have/​set up an email account
    • open/​send/​contain an attachment
    • sign up for/​receive email alerts
    Topics Computersa2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUpload is used with these nouns as the object:
    • file
    • image
    • information
    See full entry
See upload in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee upload in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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