verb🔗ShareTo improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components"When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living."technologyelectronicstechnicalcomputingmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo replace with something better."I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats."technologyelectronicsmachinecomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to"They upgraded him to the latest model."technologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo improve in condition or status."She upgraded to a more successful husband."technologybusinessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name."My phone automatically upgraded to the newest version of the operating system last night. "computingtechnologyinternetelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving had an upgrade; having been improved or enhanced."Here are a few options, progressively simpler: My upgraded phone has a much better camera. She has an upgraded version of her video game console. The office now has upgraded computers, making our work faster. " technologycomputingelectronicsmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
