upgrade

English

Etymology

From up + grade.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /əpˈɡɹeɪd/, /ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

upgrade ‎(plural upgrades)

1. 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.

Translations

an improved component or replacement item

• Arabic: تَرْقِيَة f ‎(tarqiya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 升級 (zh), 升级 (zh) ‎(shēngjí)

• Finnish: parannus
• French: mise à niveau (fr) f, upgrade (fr) m
• German: Upgrade (de) n
• Greek: αναβάθμιση (el) f ‎(anaváthmisi)
• Hindi: नवीनीकरण m ‎(navīnīkraṇ), अपग्रेड m ‎(apagreḍ)

• Japanese: アップグレード (ja) ‎(appugurēdo)
• Korean: 업그레이드 (ko) ‎(eopgeureideu)
• Russian: модерниза́ция (ru) f ‎(modɛrnizácija), апгре́йд (ru) m ‎(apgrɛ́jd), обновле́ние (ru) n ‎(obnovlénije)
• Spanish: mejora (es) f
• Swedish: uppgradering (sv) c
• Urdu: اپگریڈ m ‎(apagreḍ)

Verb

upgrade ‎(third-person singular simple present upgrades, present participle upgrading, simple past and past participle upgraded)

1. to improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components
2. to replace an existing object with something better

   I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats.

3. (computing) 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

Translations

to improve

• Finnish: parantaa (fi)
• German: verbessern (de)
• Greek: αναβαθμίζω (el) ‎(anavathmízo)
• Hebrew: שדרג ‎(shidrég)
• Portuguese: melhorar (pt)

• Russian: модернизи́ровать (ru) impf, pf ‎(modɛrnizírovatʹ), улучша́ть (ru) impf ‎(ulučšátʹ), улу́чшить (ru) pf ‎(ulúčšitʹ), усоверше́нствовать (ru) impf, pf ‎(usoveršénstvovatʹ), обновля́ть (ru) impf ‎(obnovljátʹ), обнови́ть (ru) pf ‎(obnovítʹ)
• Spanish: mejorar (es)
• Swedish: befordra (sv), uppvärdera, uppdatera (sv)
• Turkish: iyileştirmek (tr)

to replace an existing object with something better

• German: hochrüsten, nachrüsten
• Spanish: actualizar (es)

• Swedish: uppgradera (sv)
• Turkish: kaliteyi geliştirmek (tr)

to replace a program with a later version of itself

• German: aufrüsten
• Greek: αναβαθμίζω (el) ‎(anavathmízo)
• Hebrew: שדרג ‎(shidrég)
• Spanish: actualizar (es)

• Swedish: uppgradera (sv)
• Turkish: yükseltmek (tr)

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• Dutch: upgraden

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏp.ɡrɛi̯t/

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Verb

upgrade

1. first-person singular present indicative of upgraden
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of upgraden
3. imperative of upgraden