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

download

verb
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they download
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
he / she / it downloads
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdz/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdz/
past simple downloaded
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪd/
past participle downloaded
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪd/
-ing form downloading
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪŋ/
 
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. to get data from another computer, usually using the internet
    • download something to download files/music/software
    • You can download the app for free.
    • You don't need to download the movie—you can stream it.
    • The series is now available to download.
    • About 100   000 users illegally downloaded episodes of the show.
    • download something to something a small program you can download to your desktop
    • download something onto something The data was downloaded onto a computer for further analysis.
    • download something from something If you download pictures from the internet, check the terms of use.
    opposite upload
    Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmail
    • 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
    Connecting to the internet
    • use/​access/​log onto the internet/​the Web
    • 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 anti-virus software
    • install/​use/​configure a firewall
    • accept/​enable/​block/​delete cookies
    Using the internet
    • visit/​check a website/​an internet site/​somebody’s blog
    • 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/​web forum/​internet chat room
    • stream video/​audio/​music/​content over the internet
    • join/​participate in/​visit/​provide a(n) (web-based/​web/​online/​internet/​discussion) forum
    • generate/​increase/​monitor internet traffic
    compare loadTopics Computersa2, Shoppinga2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownload is used with these nouns as the object:
    • album
    • application
    • clip
    See full entry
See download in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee download in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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