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upgrade

English

  1. 🔊 the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
    “the power plant received a new upgrade”
  2. 🔊 hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  3. 🔊 the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
  4. 🔊 a reservation that is improved
    “I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full”
  5. 🔊 software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  6. 🔊 an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    “the car couldn't make it up the rise”
  7. 🔊 to improve what was old or outdated
    “I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software”
  8. 🔊 give better travel conditions to
    “The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full”
  9. 🔊 get better travel conditions
    “I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked”
  10. 🔊 rate higher
  11. 🔊 give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    “John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”

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