UPDATE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of update in English updateverb [ T ] uk /ʌpˈdeɪt/ us /ʌpˈdeɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 to make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design: an updated version of the software B1 to give someone the most recent information: update someone on something We'll update you on this news story throughout the day. to tell someone something

• tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
• let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
• giveCan you give the message to Jo?
• communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
• informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
• notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.

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• They've updated a lot of the entries in the most recent edition of the encyclopedia.
• Their website is updated daily.
• Can you update me on progress so far?
• Do you have an updated version of the system?
• She spent several hours updating the mailing list.

Restoring and reviving

• balsam
• bounce
• bounce back phrasal verb
• facelift
• flip
• lick your wounds idiom
• modernization
• modernize
• move with the times idiom
• recrudescence
• regeneration
• regenerative
• rejuvenate
• rejuvenation
• resurgent
• resurrect
• resurrection
• resuscitation
• revamp
• revitalize

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Announcing, informing & stating updatenoun [ C ] uk /ˈʌp.deɪt/ us /ˈʌp.deɪt/ B2 an act of updating something or someone with new information: update on Jo's just doing an update on the mailing list. I'll need regular updates on your progress. B2 a new form of something that existed at an earlier time: update of It's an update of an old 60s movie.

• Can you give me an update on progress so far?
• Later in this bulletin we will be going over to our Westminster studio for an update on the situation.
• It's an update of a previous version of the software.
• Do you know whether it's possible to buy updates?
• a news update

Announcing, informing & stating

• acquaint someone/yourself with something phrasal verb
• annunciation
• apprise someone of something
• avowedly
• awaken someone to something phrasal verb
• bear
• misreporting
• notify
• pass on phrasal verb
• preach the gospel
• predicate
• profess
• promulgation
• propagation
• reported
• ring
• self-proclaimed
• smoke signal
• spread
• unannounced

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Categories and varieties (Definition of update from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

update | American Dictionary

updateverb [ T ] us /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to make something more accurate and suitable for use now by showing new facts or conditions: The school’s budget is updated annually. When you move, don’t forget to update your mailing address. To update is also to make something more modern: The old procedures need to be updated and streamlined. updatenoun [ C ] us /ˈʌpˌdeɪt/ new or more accurate information based on new facts or conditions: You can get hourly news updates on the Internet. (Definition of update from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

update | Business English

updateverb [ T ] uk /ʌpˈdeɪt/ us Add to word list Add to word list to make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design: They haven't updated the software in three years. We've recently updated the decor in all of our restaurants. Scientific textbooks must be updated regularly. to give someone the most recent information: update sb on sth Can you update me on progress so far? updatenoun [ C ] uk /ˈʌpdeɪt/ us a statement giving the most recent information about a subject or situation: an update on sth I'll need regular updates on your progress. Passengers watch airport television screens waiting for news updates. IT a more recent, and usually improved, form of something, especially something that is regularly changed: Each software update has a version number.an update of sth The latest version is a much improved update of the original program. (Definition of update from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of update

update The heading is simultaneously updated through a linear control law to match the current heading to the optimal feasible direction. From the Cambridge English Corpus The delay in updating the abstract database is a reason for the low number of articles found in the last year searched. From the Cambridge English Corpus The report will be updated when new scientific evidence becomes available. From the Cambridge English Corpus Even if the archives to which they are linked have been updated, they have not, and their context has changed. From the Cambridge English Corpus The task-trigger activates the primitive tasks and updates the working-memory. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the locution contains an argument, an argument evaluation or interpretation mechanism is invoked which updates the agent's mental state accordingly. From the Cambridge English Corpus All references to published texts and citations of manuscripts have been updated from the original edition, and new references have been added. From the Cambridge English Corpus The book has benefited from a much improved layout, more judicious use of headings, updating of illustrations and greater use of colour plates. From the Cambridge English Corpus The essays that introduce each chapter have been updated, and about 30% of the book's illustrations are new. From the Cambridge English Corpus When dealing with fixed and moving obstacles all the objective functions and the constraint functions have to be updated simultaneously at each time instant. From the Cambridge English Corpus The results of the query are automatically updated when the user changes the pilot's callsign in a spreadsheet cell. From the Cambridge English Corpus The functions for updating template instances are defined as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once her location has been detected, a connection to the reasoning engine is established and her current location is updated. From the Cambridge English Corpus The idea of rationally updating courts essentially denies superior judicial skill when judges try to determine individual responsibilities. From the Cambridge English Corpus The weighting is designed depending on the speed of the motion of the end-effector, so that the estimated values are updated rapidly during high-speed motion. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of update These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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annual updateIt is not a rolling register, but is fixed to two points in time—an election and the annual update. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   automatic updateOf course, everybody who has a copy of our guidance pack was sent an automatic update including the regulations and revised guidance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   daily updateThe regular daily show became a daily update show that focused on the lives of the contestants and their activities and tests on the show. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with update What is the pronunciation of update?

Translations of update

in Chinese (Traditional) 更新, 使升級, 使現代化… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 更新, 使升级, 使现代化… See more in Spanish actualizado, poner al día, actualizar… See more in Portuguese atualizar, atualização, atualização [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian अद्ययावत करणे, अद्ययावत माहिती देणे, उजळणी… See more ～を更新する, ～を改定する, 更新… See more güncelleştirmek, yeni bilgiler ilave etmek, güncel hâle getirmek… See more mettre au courant, mettre à jour, mise [feminine] à jour… See more posar al dia, actualitzar, actualització… See more bijwerken… See more புதிய தகவல்களைச் சேர்ப்பதன் மூலமோ அல்லது அதன் வடிவமைப்பை மாற்றுவதன் மூலமோ இப்போது பயன்படுத்த மிகவும் நவீனமான அல்லது பொருத்தமான ஒன்றை உருவாக்க, ஒருவருக்கு மிக சமீபத்திய தகவல்களை வழங்க, ஏதாவது அல்லது புதிய தகவல்களைக் கொண்ட ஒருவரைப் புதுப்பிக்கும் செயல்… See more अपडेट, नई जानकारी जोड़कर या डिज़ाइन बदलकर किसी चीज़ को और आधुनिक या उपयुक्त बनाना, किसी को सबसे ताज़ा जानकारी देना… See more અપડેટ, નવી માહિતી ઉમેરીને અથવા ડિઝાઇન બદલીને કંઈક વધુ આધુનિક અથવા યોગ્ય બનાવો, કોઈને નવીનતમ માહિતી આપો… See more opdatere… See more uppdatera… See more mengemas kini… See more auf den neusten Stand bringen… See more oppdatere, oppdatering [masculine], ajourføre… See more تازہ ترین, جدید ترین, تازہ ترینا… See more приводити у відповідність з вимогами сучасності… See more అప్డేట్, కొత్త సమాచారాన్ని జోడించడం ద్వారా లేదా దాని డిజైన్‌ను మార్చడం ద్వారా ఇప్పుడు మరింత ఆధునికమైన లేదా ఉపయోగించడానికి అనుకూలమైనదాన్ని చేయడం, తాజాపరచడం… See more আধুনিক বা সময়োপযোগী করা, সাম্প্রতিকতম তথ্যাদি জানানো, ঢেলে সাজানো (সাম্প্রতিকতম তথ্য যোগ করা)… See more dovést do současnosti… See more mutakhirkan… See more ทำให้ทันสมัย… See more cập nhật, hiện đại hóa… See more aktualizować, uaktualniać, informować… See more 정보를 갱신하다, 업데이트하다, 업데이트… See more aggiornare, aggiornamento… See more Need a translator?

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