What does upgrade mean?
Definitions for upgrade
ˈʌpˌgreɪd; ˈʌpˈgreɪd; ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪdup·grade
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word upgrade.
Princeton's WordNet
ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgradenoun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
upgradenoun
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
upgradenoun
a reservation that is improved
"I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
upgrade, rise, rising slopenoun
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
upgradenoun
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
upgradeverb
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"
upgradeverb
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
upgradeverb
to improve what was old or outdated
"I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb
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"
upgradeverb
get better travel conditions
"I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
upgradeverb
give better travel conditions to
"The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"
Wiktionary
upgradenoun
an improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology
With my phone company, I get a free upgrade every twelve months if I keep topping up 10 pounds a month.
upgradeverb
to improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components
upgradeverb
to replace an existing object with something better
I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats.
upgradeverb
to replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name
Etymology: From up + grade.
Freebase
Upgrade
Upgrading is the process of replacing a product with a newer version of the same product. In computing and consumer electronics an upgrade is generally a replacement of hardware, software or firmware with a newer or better version, in order to bring the system up to date or to improve its characteristics.
Editors Contribution
upgrade
To improve a structure, system, software or form of technology.
Upgrades take place across the world e.g. mobile phone upgrade, road system upgrade, rail infrastructure upgrade etc.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of upgrade in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of upgrade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of upgrade in a Sentence
They have done very little to improve the protection from abuse that migrant workers face. They have done precious little, frankly, to merit an upgrade.
I think this situation will be an opportunity to upgrade the South Korea-U.S. alliance, in close cooperation.
At least this enforces our belief that there is potentially a further upgrade next year by Fitch and Moody's, should the current account balance improve, inflation remain below 3.5 percent and tax revenues be sustained.
Two (SWIFT) engineers came and visited the bank after the heist and suggested to upgrade the system.
A lack of consequences for when nation states carry out cyberattacks has only emboldened these adversaries to do more harm, the attack on Sony shows the dire need to upgrade our cyber defenses.
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- ترقيةArabic
- verbessern, aufrüsten, hochrüsten, nachrüsten, UpgradeGerman
- αναβαθμίζω, αναβάθμισηGreek
- mejora, actualizar, mejorarSpanish
- parantaa, parannusFinnish
- mise à niveauFrench
- שדרגHebrew
- aggiornamentoItalian
- アップグレードJapanese
- upgradenDutch
- melhorarPortuguese
- улучшить, модернизировать, модернизация, апгрейд, усовершенствовать, улучшать, обновить, обновление, обновлятьRussian
- uppgradera, befordra, uppvärdera, uppdatera, uppgraderingSwedish
- iyileştirmek, yükseltmek, geliştirmekTurkish
- оновленняUkrainian
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