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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
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Noun | 1. | update - news that updates your information news, tidings, word, intelligence - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" |
Verb | 1. | update - 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 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 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
1. bring up to date, improve, correct, renew, revise, upgrade, amend, overhaul, streamline, modernize, rebrand an updated edition of the book
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
verbTo 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
B. [ˈʌpdeɪt] N → puesta f al día; (updated version) → versión f actualizada
news update → últimas noticias fpl
he gave me an update on → me puso al día con respecto a ..., me puso al corriente or al tanto de ...
news update → últimas noticias fpl
he gave me an update on → me 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
[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
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
vt → aktualisieren; file, book also, person → auf den neuesten Stand bringen; to update somebody on something → jdn über etw (acc) → auf den neuesten Stand bringen
n → Aktualisierung 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
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