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upgrade
up·grade U0130800 (ŭp′grād′)v. up·grad·ed, up·grad·ing, up·grades v.tr.1. To raise to a higher grade or standard: upgrading their military defenses.2. Computers a. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.b. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.3. To improve the quality of (livestock or crops) through breeding.v.intr.1. To exchange a possession for one of greater value or quality; trade up.2. Computers To replace software or hardware with an upgrade.n.1. The act or an instance of upgrading.2. Computers a. A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version.b. A hardware device that provides greater performance than an earlier model.3. An upward incline.adv. & adj. Uphill.Idiom: on the upgrade Improving or progressing.
up′grad′a·ble adj.upgrade vb (tr) 1. to assign or promote (a person or job) to a higher professional rank or position2. to raise in value, importance, esteem, etc3. (Agriculture) to improve (a breed of livestock) by crossing with a better strain n 4. (Physical Geography) US and Canadian an upward slope 5. on the upgrade improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc adj (Physical Geography) US and Canadian going or sloping upwards adv (Physical Geography) US and Canadian up an incline, hill, or slope upˈgrader nup•grade (n. ˈʌpˌgreɪd; adj., adv. ˈʌpˈgreɪd; v. ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd)
n., adj., adv., v. -grad•ed, -grad•ing. n. 1. an upward incline or slope. 2. an increase or improvement: an upgrade in production. 3. an enhanced version, improved model, etc. 4. an advancement or improvement in grade, class, or position: received an upgrade from coach to first class. 5. something that improves or enhances. adj. 6. uphill. adv. 7. up a slope. v.t. 8. to raise in rank, position, etc. 9. to improve or enhance the quality or value of. v.i. 10. to improve the quality, value, or performance of something. [1870–75] upgrade
Past participle: upgraded
Gerund: upgrading
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| I upgrade | | you upgrade | | he/she/it upgrades | | we upgrade | | you upgrade | | they upgrade |
| Preterite |
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| I upgraded | | you upgraded | | he/she/it upgraded | | we upgraded | | you upgraded | | they upgraded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am upgrading | | you are upgrading | | he/she/it is upgrading | | we are upgrading | | you are upgrading | | they are upgrading |
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| I have upgraded | | you have upgraded | | he/she/it has upgraded | | we have upgraded | | you have upgraded | | they have upgraded |
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| I was upgrading | | you were upgrading | | he/she/it was upgrading | | we were upgrading | | you were upgrading | | they were upgrading |
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| I had upgraded | | you had upgraded | | he/she/it had upgraded | | we had upgraded | | you had upgraded | | they had upgraded |
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| I will upgrade | | you will upgrade | | he/she/it will upgrade | | we will upgrade | | you will upgrade | | they will upgrade |
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| I will have upgraded | | you will have upgraded | | he/she/it will have upgraded | | we will have upgraded | | you will have upgraded | | they will have upgraded |
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| I will be upgrading | | you will be upgrading | | he/she/it will be upgrading | | we will be upgrading | | you will be upgrading | | they will be upgrading |
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| I have been upgrading | | you have been upgrading | | he/she/it has been upgrading | | we have been upgrading | | you have been upgrading | | they have been upgrading |
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| I will have been upgrading | | you will have been upgrading | | he/she/it will have been upgrading | | we will have been upgrading | | you will have been upgrading | | they will have been upgrading |
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| I had been upgrading | | you had been upgrading | | he/she/it had been upgrading | | we had been upgrading | | you had been upgrading | | they had been upgrading |
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| I would upgrade | | you would upgrade | | he/she/it would upgrade | | we would upgrade | | you would upgrade | | they would upgrade |
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| I would have upgraded | | you would have upgraded | | he/she/it would have upgraded | | we would have upgraded | | you would have upgraded | | they would have upgraded |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, riseincline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"uphill - the upward slope of a hill | | 2. |  upgrade - software that provides better performance than an earlier version didsoftware, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" | | 3. |  upgrade - a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"reservation - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) | | 4. |  upgrade - the property possessed by a slope or surface that risesrising slope, risegrade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" | | 5. |  upgrade - hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version didcomputer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | | 6. | 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"improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" | | Verb | 1. |  upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteemgrade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem | | 2. | upgrade - to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" | | 3. |  upgrade - 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"elevate, kick upstairs, promote, advance, raiseassign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel"ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilityfavor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military | | 4. |  upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full" | | 5. |  upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked" |
upgradeverb1. improve, better, update, reform, add to, enhance, refurbish, renovate, remodel, make better, modernize, spruce up, ameliorate Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.2. promote, raise, advance, boost, move up, elevate, kick upstairs (informal), give promotion to He was upgraded to security guard.
promote degrade, downgrade, demote, lowerupgradeverb1. To advance to a more desirable state:ameliorate, amend, better, help, improve, meliorate.2. To raise in rank:advance, elevate, jump, promote, raise.noun1. The act of making better or the condition of being made better:amelioration, amendment, betterment, improvement, melioration.2. A progression upward in rank:advancement, elevation, jump, promotion, rise.Translationsupgrade (apˈgreid) verb 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? 升級 升级 (ˈapˌgreid) noun . 升級 升级- I want to upgrade my ticket → 我想要升级我的车票
upgrade
on the upgradeMaking progress; increasingly successful. Your career is definitely on the upgrade now that you've gotten that big promotion. As a team, we're certainly on the upgrade—we've already won more games this year than we did all of last year.See also: on, upgradeupgrade to (something)1. To acquire or move up to some better thing, position, rank, location, etc. After I got my tax refund, I decided to upgrade to a much better computer. I'm so happy we upgraded to first class—this is such a better way to fly!2. To move or improve someone or something to a better or higher rank, position, grade, quality, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "upgrade" and "to." We've been upgrading the entire department to a new state-of-the-art security system. Forecasters have upgraded the storm to a level-three alert. We've upgraded you to the penthouse suite to make up for our error.See also: upgradeupgrade (someone or something) with (something)To improve someone or something by providing or implementing something that is better quality or more effective. A noun or pronoun is used between "upgrade" and "to." We have upgraded the entire department with a new state-of-the-art computer system. After I got my tax refund, I decided to upgrade my computer with a more powerful processor.See also: upgradeupgrade someone or something to somethingto raise someone or something to a higher grade or rank. Please upgrade me to first class. They upgraded the terrorist alert status to red.See also: upgradeupgrade to somethingto move up to a higher grade or rank. I would like to upgrade to a first-class seat. Please upgrade me to a better room.See also: upgradeon the upgrade improving or progressing.See also: on, upgrade on the upgrade Improving or progressing.See also: on, upgradeupgrade
upgrade1. US and Canadian an upward slope 2. US and Canadian going or sloping upwards upgrade[¦əp¦grād] (mining engineering) To increase the commercial value of a coal or mineral product by appropriate treatment. To increase the quality rating of diamonds beyond or above the rating implied by their particular classification. upgrade (1)A new or better version of some hardware or software.
Often used in marketroid-speak to mean "bug fix".upgrade (2)The act of developing or installing a new version.upgradeTo replace existing software or hardware with a newer version. See upgradable, update, critical update, bugrade and About this encyclopedia.upgrade
upgrade Technology Replacement of older equipment, software, servicesupgrade
Upgrade1. An improvement to an existing product. Some companies, especially technology companies, offer upgrades to customers for free or at a discount.
2. An improvement to the quality of securities in a portfolio. For example, one may sell a stock with a given risk and return and buy another stock with a higher return at the same level of risk. Alternatively, a security may upgrade by itself; for example, its issuer may announce higher than expected earnings, and, therefore, a higher dividend.
3. An increase in a bond rating. For example, if a bond goes from a junk rating to an investment-grade rating, the bond is said to be upgraded. This usually occurs when the issuer reduces its exposure to one or more risks.upgrade to replace an existing COMPUTER system (HARDWARE and/or SOFTWARE) by a more powerful model capable of processing data faster or storing larger amounts of data. When upgrading, computer users can experience problems of compatibility with existing programs and machines.See UPG
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Synonyms for upgradeverb improveSynonyms- improve
- better
- update
- reform
- add to
- enhance
- refurbish
- renovate
- remodel
- make better
- modernize
- spruce up
- ameliorate
verb promoteSynonyms- promote
- raise
- advance
- boost
- move up
- elevate
- kick upstairs
- give promotion to
Antonyms- degrade
- downgrade
- demote
- lower
Synonyms for upgradeverb to advance to a more desirable stateSynonyms- ameliorate
- amend
- better
- help
- improve
- meliorate
verb to raise in rankSynonyms- advance
- elevate
- jump
- promote
- raise
noun the act of making better or the condition of being made betterSynonyms- amelioration
- amendment
- betterment
- improvement
- melioration
noun a progression upward in rankSynonyms- advancement
- elevation
- jump
- promotion
- rise
Synonyms for upgradenoun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)Synonyms- acclivity
- ascent
- climb
- raise
- rise
Related Wordsnoun software that provides better performance than an earlier version didRelated Words- software
- software package
- software program
- software system
- computer software
- package
noun a reservation that is improvedRelated Wordsnoun the property possessed by a slope or surface that risesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version didRelated Words- computer hardware
- hardware
noun the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)Related Wordsverb rate higherRelated Words- grade
- rate
- rank
- place
- range
- order
Antonymsverb to improve what was old or outdatedRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher positionSynonyms- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- advance
- raise
Related Words- assign
- delegate
- designate
- depute
- tenure
- bring up
- spot promote
- ennoble
- gentle
- entitle
- favor
- favour
- prefer
- brevet
verb get better travel conditionsRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- better
- upgrade
verb give better travel conditions toRelated Words- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- upgrade
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