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update

noun verb

Information or data that updates

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
PD
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈʌp.deɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Information or data that updates

    “Do you have the latest software update?”

noun

  1. The act of bringing someone or something up to date

    “The server update ran overnight”

verb

  1. Modernize or bring up to date

    “We updated the kitchen in the old house”

verb

  1. Bring up to date; supply with recent information

verb

  1. Bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data

    “Tonight, I will update my operating system”

In context

Example Sentences

Do you have the latest software update?
I just heard the update on the unemployment figures
The server update ran overnight
The local news station broadcast a special weather update
We updated the kitchen in the old house
Tonight, I will update my operating system
We updated the database with the most recent figures

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