upgrade

US: /ˈəpˈɡɹeɪd/, /əpˈɡɹeɪd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


upgrade /' p'greid/
  • ngoại động từ
    • đưa lên cấp bậc cao hn, nâng cấp

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN] [often passive]
1 to make a piece of machinery, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient
2 ~ sb (to sth) to give sb a more important job
Synonym: PROMOTE
3 ~ sb (to sth) to give sb a better seat on a plane, room in a hotel, etc. than the one that they have paid for: On the flight back, we were upgraded to business class.
4 to improve the condition of a building, etc. in order to provide a better service: The money will enable us to upgrade the town's leisure facilities. + The towpath was upgraded for use by cyclists.
Compare: DOWNGRADE
upgrade noun: instructions for installing an upgrade to the existing system + Frequent flyers qualify for a free upgrade.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

significantly, substantially | constantly
We are constantly upgrading our software to meet customers' needs.

PREP.

from, to
customers who want to upgrade from version 4.2 to version 4.5
| with
All the machines can be upgraded with the new processors.


Concise English dictionary


upgrades|upgraded|upgradingnoun
+an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
+software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
+a reservation that is improved
+the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
+hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
+the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
verb
+rate higher; raise in value or esteem
+to improve what was old or outdated
+give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
+get better travel conditions
+give better travel conditions to