upgradeup‧grade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ ●●○ verb 
Verb Table Examples
You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software.2[transitive] to improve something and make it more modern, especially in order to provide a better service: The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.3[intransitive, transitive] to give someone a better seat on a plane or a better room in a hotel than the one they paid forupgrade (somebody) to something We can upgrade you to business class.4[transitive] to give someone a more important job5[transitive] to change the official description of something to make it seem better or more important OPP downgradeupgrade something to something Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic.6upgrade your skills to learn new and more modern ways of doing a particular job—upgrade /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ noun [countable]
Verb TableVERB TABLE
upgrade
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | upgrade |
| he, she, it | upgrades | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | upgraded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have upgraded |
| he, she, it | has upgraded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had upgraded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will upgrade |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have upgraded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am upgrading |
| he, she, it | is upgrading | |
| you, we, they | are upgrading | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was upgrading |
| you, we, they | were upgrading | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been upgrading |
| he, she, it | has been upgrading | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been upgrading |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be upgrading |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been upgrading |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- After the inspector's visit all temporary workers were upgraded to permanent status.
- It was decided that the entire computer system should be upgraded.
- Since July, the airport has upgraded security measures, at a cost of $560,000.
- The city has recently spent $3 million on upgrading its sports stadium.
- The women demanded that their work be upgraded.
- All can be upgraded using Intel's clock-doubling OverDrive technology which is soon to offer an upgrade path to Pentium standard performance.
- It was decided therefore, to make a start upon upgrading the existing fleet by adopting improved technology wherever possible.
- So will I have to upgrade by replacement in order to make use of the software I have at the moment?
- The Game Boy Advance, with upgraded graphics and sound, is due June 11.
- This year, the United States upgraded its disease surveillance system to detect any early outbreak of infection.
- Users of Labtam's existing i960-based 300 series can upgrade to Open Terminals.
Longman Language Activatorto make something better► improve
Collocations to make something better: · I wanted to improve my French, so I got a job in Paris.· The funds will go towards improving road and rail services.· By managing natural resources more effectively, our quality of human life could be improved greatly.
► make something better to improve a situation or improve someone's life: · Instead of making the traffic situation better, the new road has just made things worse.· You won't make things any better by worrying about them.· Have computers really made life better for everyone?
► make improvements to make changes to something or add things to it in order to make it better, more useful, or more effective: · After we've made a few improvements, the software should be fine.make improvements to: · Several improvements have been made to the original designs.· They made a lot of improvements to the house after they moved in.
► knock something into shape British /whip something into shape especially American informal to make changes to something in order to make it good enough: · We've only got one week left to knock the play into shape.· The new Chief Executive is whipping the company into shape and making it more competitive.
► upgrade to improve something such as machinery, a building, or a system by making it more modern, effective, and successful: · The city has recently spent $3 million on upgrading its sports stadium.· It was decided that the entire computer system should be upgraded.· Since July, the airport has upgraded security measures, at a cost of $560,000.
► streamline to improve a system or process by making it more simple and therefore faster and more effective: · The new system is an attempt to streamline the decision-making process.· Apple is going to streamline its operations and concentrate development efforts on the Internet and multimedia.
► clean up to improve standards of behaviour in a place or organization, especially by removing dishonest or criminal people: clean up something: · It's time someone cleaned up this city; we have one of the highest crime rates in the country.· Most clubs have made a big effort to clean up football's image.clean something up: · The management of some our prisons has sometimes been corrupt, and it is our job to clean it up.
► brush up (on) also brush up something British especially spoken to practise doing something that you have not done for a long time in order to try to improve it: · I'd like to brush up on my Italian before our trip.· Public libraries frequently have computers that people can use to brush up their IT skills.
to move to a more important job► promote to give someone who works in an organization a more important job than the one they had before: · The company promotes women and minorities whenever possible.be promoted: · Did you hear that David's been promoted?promote somebody to something: · Shula was promoted to head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991.
► make somebody something to move someone to another job, usually a better, more important one within the same organization: · No-one thought they would make him manager so soon after joining the company.· He's been made Head of Security at the Chicago National Bank.
► promotion when someone is given a more important job in an organization: · Civil service tests determine promotion in government jobs.· What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?get a promotion: · She got a promotion last year.
► advancement formal when someone moves up to a better, more important job: · Many people are forced to move from one city to another in search of better jobs or career advancement.
► move/go/climb up the ladder also work your way up the ladder to gradually become more and more successful, and get better, more important jobs: · Feldman started working for the company at age 18, and slowly worked his way up the ladder.· Education is vital to help these children to move up the career ladder.
► upgrade to move someone up in a job, especially by making the job they are already doing more important, and by paying them more for it: · The women demanded that their work be upgraded.upgrade somebody to something: · After the inspector's visit all temporary workers were upgraded to permanent status.
WORD SETS► Airaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► upgrade a machine
Phrases (=add new and better parts to it or replace it with a better one)· How much will it cost to upgrade the machine?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► computer· It will have a newly upgraded computer network and a stronger customer-service unit.· Those with original Macintoshes had to pay $ 1, 000 to upgrade their computers to the new standard.· It has continued to struggle, as it has for more than a decade, to upgrade its computer and data-processing systems.
► equipment· In following years, the schools will continue to receive $ 45 per student for maintaining and upgrading the equipment.· An analyst at Smith Barney Inc. upgraded the equipment manufacturer to buy from outperform.
► facility· It is currently committed to a multi-million pound improvement programme involving new plant and upgrading existing facilities.· The Clinton administration also favors giving loans to water utilities to upgrade their facilities.· Political parties need to support the modern military establishment and upgrade the facilities of the army.· Company spokesman Richard Bisson declined to say how much the company has invested in upgrading its manufacturing facility.· Mr Risbridger said they planned to invest and upgrade dock facilities by developing riverside berths capable of handling 8,000 tonnes.
► line· Alsys will upgrade its entire line of Sparc-based cross compilers and its 80386 Unix AdaWorld system to run under Solaris 2.
► machine· As a result, users will be able to upgrade their machines as necessary.· The workstations used for data input to the Plant Records system need to be upgraded, using faster machines with higher memory.
► million· The state of Missouri will spend some $ 20 million upgrading worker skills for local companies at its community colleges.· Spend $ 350 million upgrading its national network of computers and the modems that allow subscribers to connect.
► network· Others may buy UnixWare with the intention of adding or upgrading to a NetWare network in the future.· San Diego is also looking to expand and upgrade its fiber-optic telecommunications network.· This will also require upgrading the network software in advance.· It will have a newly upgraded computer network and a stronger customer-service unit.· Spend $ 350 million upgrading its national network of computers and the modems that allow subscribers to connect.
► plan· This offers 35 slots for now but there are plans to upgrade to a model 580 that would double this number.· Progress is being made on plans to upgrade the Woolmer Road.· It has plans to upgrade the entire service during the year.· The plan aimed to upgrade existing industries and to attract a number of new ones, such as financial services.· Edwardian plans to upgrade the 30-year-old Skyway from 3-star to 4-star deluxe, spending £15m on top of the purchase price.· And with Liverpool embarking on ambitious plans to upgrade their stadium, Moores' financial base was needed.
► service· It has plans to upgrade the entire service during the year.· The second phase also provides upgraded services for 200 to 300 research facilities directly linked to this backbone.
► skill· It's good business to upgrade our people's skills.· Knowledge of their applications is vital to upgrade managerial skills and to enhance advancement opportunities.· A critical task is to upgrade the skills of people in work.· The state of Missouri will spend some $ 20 million upgrading worker skills for local companies at its community colleges.· They were offered Saturday courses, combined with distance learning materials, to upgrade their skills.· The consultant recommends additional training and coaching for Sparta supervisors to upgrade their supervisory skills.· Admittedly, these subordinates had to show some personal initiative to upgrade their skills.
► software· Do you know how to upgrade your software to the latest version for the least cost?· But deciding when to upgrade software is more tricky.· This will also require upgrading the network software in advance.
► status· This then may allow chemists to upgrade membership or recognised status.
► system· But perhaps, like me, you have to gradually build up, or upgrade an existing system.· This constraint will fade over the next few years as more cable operators upgrade their systems and add more services.· Whether you're looking for a Christmas present or need to upgrade your own system, we've got all the answers.· This year, the United States upgraded its disease surveillance system to detect any early outbreak of infection.· AT&T also will offer promotional packages for businesses that want to install new or upgrade existing Definity systems to add video capabilities.· Despite the different clock speeds, all three offer roughly comparable performance when used to upgrade a 486 system.· The breakdown of investments required for upgrading: telephone system, P1. 165 trillion; public data networks, P610 billion.· You probably should upgrade to System 7. 6, as well.
► user· Both the X and character versions will be shipped together so users can upgrade for free.· For most users looking to upgrade, the main decision is whether to buy an internal or external modem.· So if you are a 3. x users should you upgrade?· Current Ektron Boss users can upgrade to the Boss-9000 without rewriting application code, the company says.· Windows 3.0 and 3.1 users can upgrade for £94 or £49 respectively.· Existing users can upgrade to 5.2 for £35 without documentation, or £75 with the books.· Existing users will be upgraded to OpenVMS over time.· A 2.0 user can upgrade for free.
► version· David Dorn examines the mechanisms for upgrading to the latest version of your software at the least possible cost.· Consider the hexagon, the upgraded 90s version.· One of the best reasons for upgrading to version 4.5 is its dramatic increase in speed over previous versions.
VERB► need· Whether you're looking for a Christmas present or need to upgrade your own system, we've got all the answers.· Most important, subscriber equipment needs to be upgraded only in those homes that are willing to pay for the incremental services.· Both buildings need seismic upgrading and renovation.
► spend· A further sixty million pounds will be spent on expanding and upgrading the Western General.· In addition, $ 770, 000 has been spent to upgrade lighting throughout the park. 8.· The MoD had to spend £20m upgrading and ordering extra stocks of the cluster bombs for the Kosovo campaign.
► want· Now I want to upgrade the Central Processing Unit.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► upgrade your skills
1[intransitive, transitive] to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more thingsupgrade (something) to something- Admittedly, these subordinates had to show some personal initiative to upgrade their skills.
- They were offered Saturday courses, combined with distance learning materials, to upgrade their skills.
You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software.2[transitive] to improve something and make it more modern, especially in order to provide a better service: The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.3[intransitive, transitive] to give someone a better seat on a plane or a better room in a hotel than the one they paid forupgrade (somebody) to something We can upgrade you to business class.4[transitive] to give someone a more important job5[transitive] to change the official description of something to make it seem better or more important OPP downgradeupgrade something to something Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic.6upgrade your skills to learn new and more modern ways of doing a particular job—upgrade /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ noun [countable]