Technology / B1

up-DAYT/ʌpˈdeɪt/

Update means make something more modern or give the newest information. Update your notes / an app / a website; keep someone updated. Upgrade is make it a better version (often paid); renew is extend something that has ended (a visa). An update is the noun: a quick update. Out of date is the opposite state. Updated is a common adjective on documents.

Meaning

To make something more modern or to give the newest information.

Examples

• “Please update your notes after class.”
• “Can you update me after the meeting?”
• “The map needs to be updated every year.”

Good to know

update a file / an app. keep someone updated. Noun: an update. Better version: upgrade. Extend: renew.

Near in meaning

refresh

Topics

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