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up·date

 (ŭp-dāt′)
tr.v. up·dat·ed, up·dat·ing, up·dates
1. To alter so as to be up to date: update a textbook; update the files.
2. To inform (someone) with the latest information.
n. (ŭp′dāt′)
1. Information that updates something or someone.
2. The act or an instance of bringing something or someone up to date.
3. An updated version of something.
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update

vb (tr)
to bring up to date
n
the act of updating or something that is updated
upˈdateable adj
upˈdater n
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up•date

(ˈʌpˌdeɪt; v. also ˌʌpˈdeɪt)

v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to bring up to date; incorporate new information in.
n.
2. an act or instance of updating.
3. new or current information used in updating.
4. an updated version, account, or the like.
[1940–45]
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update


Past participle: updated
Gerund: updating

Imperative
update
update
Present
I update
you update
he/she/it updates
we update
you update
they update
Preterite
I updated
you updated
he/she/it updated
we updated
you updated
they updated
Present Continuous
I am updating
you are updating
he/she/it is updating
we are updating
you are updating
they are updating
Present Perfect
I have updated
you have updated
he/she/it has updated
we have updated
you have updated
they have updated
Past Continuous
I was updating
you were updating
he/she/it was updating
we were updating
you were updating
they were updating
Past Perfect
I had updated
you had updated
he/she/it had updated
we had updated
you had updated
they had updated
Future
I will update
you will update
he/she/it will update
we will update
you will update
they will update
Future Perfect
I will have updated
you will have updated
he/she/it will have updated
we will have updated
you will have updated
they will have updated
Future Continuous
I will be updating
you will be updating
he/she/it will be updating
we will be updating
you will be updating
they will be updating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been updating
you have been updating
he/she/it has been updating
we have been updating
you have been updating
they have been updating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been updating
you will have been updating
he/she/it will have been updating
we will have been updating
you will have been updating
they will have been updating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been updating
you had been updating
he/she/it had been updating
we had been updating
you had been updating
they had been updating
Conditional
I would update
you would update
he/she/it would update
we would update
you would update
they would update
Past Conditional
I would have updated
you would have updated
he/she/it would have updated
we would have updated
you would have updated
they would have updated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.update - news that updates your informationupdate - news that updates your information  
news, tidings, word, intelligence - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
Verb1.update - modernize or bring up to dateupdate - modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
2.update - bring up to dateupdate - bring up to date; supply with recent information
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
3.update - bring to the latest state of technologyupdate - bring to the latest state of technology
computer technology - the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
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update

verb
2. brief, advise, inform, report to, fill in, notify, clue in (informal), apprise, bring up to date, explain the situation to, give details to, keep posted, bring up to speed (informal) We'll update you on the day's top news stories.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

update

verb
To make modern in appearance or style:
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Translations
يَجْعَلُهُ عَصْرِياًيُعَصْرِن ، يُحَدِّث المَعْلومات
aktualizovatdovést do současnosti
opdatere
päivittääajantasaistaa
ažurirati
legfrissebb tájékoztatás
endurnÿja
更新する
갱신하다
papildyti naujausiais duomenimis
koriģētmodernizētprecizēt
doplniť o najnovšie údaje
posodobiti
uppdatera
ทำให้ทันสมัย
güncellemekgüncelleştirmek
cập nhật

update

A. [ʌpˈdeɪt] VTponer al día
to update sb on sthponer a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo
B. [ˈʌpdeɪt] Npuesta f al día; (updated version) → versión f actualizada
news updateúltimas noticias fpl
he gave me an update onme puso al día con respecto a ..., me puso al corriente or al tanto de ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

update

[ʌpˈdeɪt]
vt
[+ schedule, records] → mettre à jour, remettre à jour; [+ edition, software] → mettre à jour, remettre à jour, actualiser
[+ person] → mettre au courant
to update sb on sth → mettre qn au courant de qch
[ˈʌpdeɪt] n
(on information, news)mise f à jour
a weather update → un bulletin météo actualisé, un bulletin météo mis à jour
a football results update → les derniers résultats du football
a news update → les dernières nouvelles
(COMPUTING) [software] → mise f à jour, remise f à jour, actualisation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

update

vtaktualisieren; file, book also, personauf den neuesten Stand bringen; to update somebody on somethingjdn über etw (acc)auf den neuesten Stand bringen
nAktualisierung f; (= updated version)Neufassung f; (of software package)Update nt; (= progress report)Bericht m; can you give me an update on …?können Sie mich bezüglich … (gen)auf den neuesten Stand bringen?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

update

[ʌpˈdeɪt] vtaggiornare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

update

(apˈdeit) verb
to make (something) suitable for the present time by adapting it to recent ideas etc. Dictionaries constantly need to be updated.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

update

يَجْعَلُهُ عَصْرِياً aktualizovat opdatere aktualisieren ενημερώνω actualizar päivittää mettre à jour ažurirati aggiornare 更新する 갱신하다 bijwerken oppdatere uaktualnić atualizar обновлять uppdatera ทำให้ทันสมัย güncellemek cập nhật 更新
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

update

vt. [to improve] modernizar; [documents] poner al día; arreglar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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