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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUpgrade
/ˈʌp.ɡreɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of upgrading something, or a better version of something.
"The new software includes a significant security upgrade."
- 1
To raise something to a higher standard, or to improve it.
"I need to upgrade my computer's memory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as a combination of the adverb 'up' and the noun 'grade', originally referring to an upward slope, later shifting to mean an improvement in quality or status.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upgrade" is said worldwide
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mise à niveau
Transliteration: miz a ni.vo
"Cette mise à niveau améliorera les performances du système."
Aktualisierung
Transliteration: ak.tu.a.liˈزيːʁʊŋ
"Wir müssen eine Aktualisierung der Software durchführen."
aggiornamento
Transliteration: ad.djoː.rnaˈmen.to
"Questo aggiornamento è gratuito per tutti gli utenti."
actualización
Transliteration: ak.tu.a.li.θaˈsjon
"La nueva actualización incluye varias funciones útiles."
atualização
Transliteration: a.tu.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"Faça a atualização do aplicativo para a versão mais recente."
अपग्रेड
Transliteration: ap.ɡreḍ
"फ़ोन का सॉफ़्टवेयर अपग्रेड करना ज़रूरी है।"
升级
Transliteration: shēng jí
"我们需要把电脑系统升级到最新版本。"
업그레이드
Transliteration: eop.geu.re.i.deu
"이 프로그램은 무료로 업그레이드할 수 있습니다."
アップグレード
Transliteration: ap.pu.gu.reː.do
"システムを最新版にアップグレードしてください。"
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