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 Definitions of Upgrade  [ˈʌpˌfild]  

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Definition of 'Upgrade' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) upgrade
an upward incline or slope.

2.  upgrade
an increase or improvement:
an upgrade in production.

3.  upgrade
an enhanced version, improved model, etc.

4.  upgrade
an advancement or improvement in grade, class, or position:
received an upgrade from coach to first class.

5.  upgrade
something that improves or enhances.

6. (adj.) upgrade
uphill.

7. (adv.) upgrade
up a slope.

8. (v.t.) upgrade
to raise in rank, position, etc.

9.  upgrade
to improve or enhance the quality or value of.

10. (v.i.) upgrade
to improve the quality, value, or performance of something.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'Upgrade' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2. (noun) upgrade
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

3. (noun) upgrade
a reservation that is improved
"I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"

4. (noun) upgrade, rise, rising slope
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

5. (noun) upgrade
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

6. (verb) upgrade
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"

7. (verb) upgrade
rate higher; raise in value or esteem

8. (verb) upgrade
to improve what was old or outdated
"I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"

9. (verb) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

10. (verb) upgrade
get better travel conditions
"I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"

11. (verb) upgrade
give better travel conditions to
"The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"


Definition of 'Upgrade' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) upgrade
to improve sth or get a newer or better version
We're upgrading to the VM4 model.; They're upgrading the hotel facilities.

2.  upgrade
to give sb a better seat on a plane, room in a hotel, etc.
They upgraded me to first class.; upgrades to the system/building; an upgrade to the bridal suite


Translation of 'Upgrade' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to improve the performance of a computer or other machine by installing better components or parts
How much will it cost me to upgrade my computer?

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: opgradeer Arabic flag Arabic: يُرَقّي، يَرْفَع الدَّرَج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подобрявам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: atualizar Czech flag Czech: modernizovat German flag German: aufwerten
Danish flag Danish: forbedre Greek flag Greek: αναβαθμίζω (π.χ. Η/Υ) Spanish flag Spanish: actualizar
Estonian flag Estonian: uuendama, kaasajastama Farsi flag Farsi: ارتقا دادن؛ بهتر کردن Finnish flag Finnish: parantaa
Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְשַדרֵג Hindi flag Hindi: उन्नत करना Croatian flag Croatian: poboljšati učinak
Hungarian flag Hungarian: feljavít Italian flag Italian: apportare delle migliorie Japanese flag Japanese: 性能を向上させる
Korean flag Korean: (성능 등을) 높이다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pagerinti, patobulinti, m Latvian flag Latvian: uzlabot; modernizēt
Malay flag Malay: meningkatkan Dutch flag Dutch: upgraden Norwegian flag Norwegian: oppgradere
Polish flag Polish: zmodernizować, zastąpić c Persian flag Persian: ارتقا دادن؛ بهتر کردن Pashto flag Pashto: لوړه، پيچومى، ځوړى، لوړول
Russian flag Russian: повышать технические возм Slovak flag Slovak: vylepšiť; zmodernizovať Slovenian flag Slovenian: nadgraditi
Serbian flag Serbian: poboljšati Swedish flag Swedish: uppgradera Thai flag Thai: ยกระดับ
Turkish flag Turkish: yükseltmek, kapasitesini Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 升級 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: модернізувати; вдосконалю
Urdu flag Urdu: کمپيوٹر کي کارکردگي کو مز Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nâng cấp Chinese flag Chinese: 升级

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