upgradeverb [ T ]
uk/ʌpˈɡreɪd/us/ʌpˈɡreɪd/B2 to improve the quality or usefulness of something, such as a machine or a computer program, or give a person a more important job or state that their job is more important than it was in the past:
It's very simple to upgrade the indexing software.
There were no seats left in economy so we were upgraded to business class.
Opposite
downgrade
More examples
- There were no seats left in economy so we were upgraded to business class.
- We've decided to upgrade our old computer.
- The system is currently being upgraded.
- You'll need to upgrade the memory if you want to run this program.
- This is the price for the more basic package but you can always upgrade to the other one if you change your mind.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
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upgradenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌp.ɡreɪd/us/ˈʌp.ɡreɪd/B2 a piece of software or equipment that improves the quality or usefulness of a computer or machine:
a hardware upgrade
The upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395.
More examples
- The basic software is free but you need to pay for any upgrades.
- hardware/software upgrades
- Upgrades are available at selected online retailers.
- Is this the basic version or have you bought the upgrade?
- The upgrade costs $30.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
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