Dictionary

update en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ʌpˈdeɪt/
• (US) audio
• /ˈʌp.deɪt/
• ŭp'dāt
• ŭp-dāt'

Etymology

From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

Meanings

1. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
   • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
2. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information. ▸ An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
   • He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
3. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data. ▸ A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
   • I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.
   • I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
   • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
4. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data. ▸ An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
   • stochastic update
5. A version of something which is newer than other versions.
   • The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes. 2024 March 6, John Esposito, “MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded patch notes: New Schematics, Containment Levels, more”, in Dexerto:
   • You should try the update: it rocks.

Forms

Deriveds

forced update · core update

Descendants

Update · update · апде́йт · アップデート · update · update · update · 업데이트

Hyponyms

modernization (modification) · aggiornamento (modification)

Translations (93)

pl informowanie (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · fa بهروزرسانی (advisement with up-to-date information) · de Update (action of making something up to date) · pl aktualizacja (action of making something up to date) · fr update (action of making something up to date) · ms kemaskinian (action of making something up to date) · id pengkinian (action of making something up to date) · fi ajan tasalla pitäminen (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · fi muutos (adjustment of model parametres) · fr mise à jour (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · de Aktualisierung (action of making something up to date) · es actualización (action of making something up to date) · hu aktualizálás (action of making something up to date) · mk ажурирање (action of making something up to date) · ru обновле́ние (action of making something up to date) · fa-ira بِه روز رَسانی (action of making something up to date) · tr güncelleme (action of making something up to date) · id pemutakhiran (action of making something up to date) · ko 갱신 (action of making something up to date) · sv aktualisering (action of making something up to date) · ur درجہ فزونی (action of making something up to date) · nb ajourføring (action of making something up to date) · yi דערהײַנטיקונג (action of making something up to date) · bg обновя́ване (action of making something up to date) · pl aktualizacja (adjustment of model parametres) · fi päivitys (action of making something up to date) · sk aktualizácia (action of making something up to date) · ko 최신 소식 (advisement with up-to-date information) · mi whakahāngaitanga (action of making something up to date) · bg актуализа́ция (action of making something up to date) · nl bijwerking (action of making something up to date) · eo ĝisdatigo (action of making something up to date) · nb oppdatering (action of making something up to date) · sh aktualizacija (action of making something up to date) · he עִדְכּוּן (action of making something up to date) · io aktualigo (action of making something up to date) · ur عَصْرِیَت (action of making something up to date) · nso mpshafatša (action of making something up to date) · ar تحديث (action of making something up to date) · ko 업데이트 (action of making something up to date) · ja アップデート (action of making something up to date) · sh ažuriranje (action of making something up to date) · it aggiornamento (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · yi דערהײַנטיקונג (advisement with up-to-date information) · ja 沙汰 (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · ru апде́йт (action of making something up to date) · he עִדְכּוּן (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · gl actualización (action of making something up to date) · hu aktualizáció (action of making something up to date) · el ενημέρωση (action of making something up to date) · sl posodobitev (action of making something up to date) · is uppfærsla (action of making something up to date) · ms kemas kini (action of making something up to date) · sh ažuriranje (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · ru актуализа́ция (action of making something up to date) · uk оно́влення (action of making something up to date) · pt atualização (action of making something up to date) · el ενημέρωση (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · id pembaruan (action of making something up to date) · fi päivitys (advisement with up-to-date information) · sw sasisho (action of making something up to date) · af opdateer (action of making something up to date) · id pembaruan (advisement with up-to-date information) · nl actualisatie (action of making something up to date) · mr अद्यतनित (action of making something up to date) · ca actualització (action of making something up to date) · uk актуаліза́ція (action of making something up to date) · cs aktualizace (action of making something up to date) · it attualizzazione (action of making something up to date) · ro actualizare (action of making something up to date) · lt naũjinti (action of making something up to date) · mi whakamohoatanga (action of making something up to date) · pl uaktualnienie (adjustment of model parametres) · it aggiornamento (action of making something up to date) · pl uaktualnienie (action of making something up to date) · da opdatering (action of making something up to date) · fi tiedotus (advisement with up-to-date information) · sl aktualizacija (action of making something up to date) · pl łatka (adjustment of model parametres) · az yeniləmə (action of making something up to date) · fr mise à jour (action of making something up to date) · scn attualizzazziuni (action of making something up to date) · ka განახლება (action of making something up to date) · fr actualisation (action of making something up to date) · hu frissítés (action of making something up to date) · pl komunikat (advisement with up-to-date information) · sh brifiranje (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) · ja 更新 (action of making something up to date) · sv uppdatering (action of making something up to date) · hi अद्यतनीकरण (action of making something up to date) · ti ምሕዳስ (action of making something up to date) · cmn 更新 (action of making something up to date) · th อัปเดต (advisement with up-to-date information)

update en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ʌpˈdeɪt/
• (US) audio
• /ˈʌp.deɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• ŭp-dāt'

Etymology

From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
   • I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
   • Update me on what happened while I was away.
3. (ambitransitive, qualifier:Bayesian epistemology) To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence.
   • I need to update on the new data.
   • How can I update my priors?

Forms

Deriveds

reupdate · updation · upsertion · upsert · updatable · update one's priors · updateability · updateable

Descendants

updater · opdatere

Translations (87)

mi whakamohoa (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · ti ኣሐዲስ (to make something up to date) · hy թարմացնել (to make something up to date) · ru обнови́ть (to make something up to date) · cmn 更新 (to make something up to date) · ka აახლებს (to make something up to date) · de aufdatieren (to make something up to date) · ja 更新する (to make something up to date) · pl uaktualnić (to make something up to date) · ro actualiza (to make something up to date) · sl posodobiti (to make something up to date) · hu aktualizál (to make something up to date) · bg обновя́ (to make something up to date) · mk ажурира (to make something up to date) · it aggiornare (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · mi whakamohoa (to make something up to date) · mi whakahāngai (to make something up to date) · ca actualitzar (to make something up to date) · mi whakahou (to make something up to date) · vi cập nhật (to make something up to date) · nl op punt stellen (to make something up to date) · fa بهروزرسانی (to make something up to date) · io aktualigar (to make something up to date) · bg обновя́вам (to make something up to date) · ru обновля́ть (to make something up to date) · da opdatere (to make something up to date) · he עידכן (to make something up to date) · fi pitää ajan tasalla (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · yi דערהײַנטיקן (to make something up to date) · fr updater (to make something up to date) · fi päivittää (to make something up to date) · el ενημερώνω (to make something up to date) · uk актуалізувати (to make something up to date) · pt pôr ao corrente (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · hu frissít (to make something up to date) · sh nadograditi (to make something up to date) · fi ajantasaistaa (to make something up to date) · et aktualiseerima (to make something up to date) · et uuendama (to make something up to date) · fr actualiser (to make something up to date) · ka განაახლებს (to make something up to date) · pl informować (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · id memutakhirkan (to make something up to date) · sk aktualizovať (to make something up to date) · fi saattaa ajan tasalle (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · pl aktualizować (to make something up to date) · no oppdatere (to make something up to date) · it attualizzare (to make something up to date) · es actualizar (to make something up to date) · lv aktualizēt (to make something up to date) · nl bijwerken (to make something up to date) · it aggiornare (to make something up to date) · id memperbarui (to make something up to date) · fr mettre à jour (to make something up to date) · sh ažurirati (to make something up to date) · pl zaktualizować (to make something up to date) · ko 갱신하다 (to make something up to date) · pl poinformować (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · eo ĝisdatigi (to make something up to date) · de auf den jüngsten Stand bringen (to make something up to date) · uk оновлювати (to make something up to date) · fo dagføra (to make something up to date) · th อัปเดต (to make something up to date) · vi cập nhật hóa (to make something up to date) · nl actualiseren (to make something up to date) · de auf den neuesten Stand bringen (to make something up to date) · kk жаңғырту (to make something up to date) · is uppfæra (to make something up to date) · bg актуализи́рам (to make something up to date) · pt atualizar (to make something up to date) · ms mengemaskinikan (to make something up to date) · sv uppdatera (to make something up to date) · el ενημερώνω (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · sv aktualisera (to make something up to date) · cs aktualizovat (to make something up to date) · mn шинэчлэх (to make something up to date) · lv atjaunināt (to make something up to date) · sv uppdatera (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · mk обновува (to make something up to date) · ja アップデートする (to make something up to date) · sh aktualizirati (to make something up to date) · pl uaktualniać (to make something up to date) · ru актуализировать (to make something up to date) · sl aktualizirati (to make something up to date) · de aktualisieren (to make something up to date) · fr mettre au courant (to advise a person so that they are up to date) · tr güncellemek (to make something up to date)