upgrade

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An upward grade or slope.

   • The Worthens sighed with relief as the engine began its night of upgrade chugging.
2. 2

   An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

   • Near-synonym: option
   • With my phone company, I get a free upgrade every twelve months if I keep topping up 10 pounds a month.
   • The three dots next to each gadget show how many upgrades have been purchased.
3. 3

   An improvement.

   • The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade.
   • "When we're finished in 2024, this upgrade programme will provide a much-improved railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth," said NR's Wessex Route Director Mark Killick.
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   1. 4

      To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or…

      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.
   2. 5

      To replace with something better.

      • I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats.
   3. 6

      To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.

      • They upgraded him to the latest model.
      • They were upgraded to first class.
      • From the builder's standpoint, the name of the game is to upgrade you to the maximum you can qualify for.
   4. 7

      To improve in condition or status.

      • She upgraded to a more successful husband.
   5. 8

      To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version…

      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.
   6. 9

      Up a slope or grade.

      • Men fell out, worn-out, and there were sunstroke cases. It was an eight-mile march upgrade.
      • Northbound trains originating near the Ohio River faced a 26-mile climb upgrade to Flushing.
      • From there it was an eight-mile pull upgrade to the mountain top.

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