upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/verb 5adverb 1/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/ noun 3forms 7 verb5 •To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living. •To replace with something better.I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats. •To improve in condition or status.She upgraded to a more successful husband. •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.She waited a long time to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge.She waited a long time to upgrade Windows, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge. •To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.They upgraded him to the latest model.They were upgraded to first class. adverb1 •Up a slope or grade.Men fell out, worn-out, and there were sunstroke cases. It was an eight-mile march upgrade. — 1955 upgrade /ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/ noun3 •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. •An improvement.The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade. •An upward grade or slope.The Worthens sighed with relief as the engine began its night of upgrade chugging. — 1931 formsupgraded · upgrading · upgrades · farther upgrade · further upgrade · farthest upgrade · furthest upgrade
