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
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 dictionary
upgrades|upgraded|upgrading+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+to improve what was old or outdated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
