upgrade
verb/ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/
/ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/, /ˈʌpɡreɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they upgrade | /ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/ /ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/, /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ |
| he / she / it upgrades | /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdz/ /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdz/, /ˈʌpɡreɪdz/ |
| past simple upgraded | /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪd/ /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪd/, /ˈʌpɡreɪdɪd/ |
| past participle upgraded | /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪd/ /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪd/, /ˈʌpɡreɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form upgrading | /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪŋ/ /ˌʌpˈɡreɪdɪŋ/, /ˈʌpɡreɪdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start using a new and better version of a machine, system, etc.
- upgrade something We are constantly upgrading our software to meet customers' needs.
- upgrade (from something) (to something) customers who want to upgrade from version 4.2 to version 4.5
- Users can easily upgrade to the new version.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- significantly
- substantially
- constantly
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- [transitive] upgrade something to improve the condition of a building, etc. in order to provide a better service
- to upgrade the town’s leisure facilities
- The towpath was upgraded for use by cyclists.
- [transitive, often passive] to give somebody a better seat on a plane, room in a hotel, etc. than the one that they have paid for
- be upgraded (to something) On the flight back, we were upgraded to business class.
- [transitive] upgrade somebody (to something) to give somebody a more important job synonym promoteMore Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speechPronunciation changes by part of speech
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