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update
[ verb uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt; noun uhp-deyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections:
to update a science textbook.
- Computers. to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.).
- to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject:
The magazine article will update you on the international situation.
noun
- an act or instance of updating:
to make an update in a financial ledger.
- information or data used in updating.
- an updated version, model, or the like.
update
verb
- to bring up to date
noun
- the act of updating or something that is updated
Derived Forms
- upˈdater, noun
- upˈdateable, adjective
Other Words From
- up·data·ble adjective
- up·dater noun
Example Sentences
As the sun set on Monday and the search was called off for the day, there had been no positive update on the possible wreckage.
However, it deserves to be carefully studied in order to update the information which is provided to the volunteers.
With 3D printing you can continue to use the file and update.
UPDATE: Managing editor Will Dana took greater responsibility for Rolling Stone's errors in a series of tweets Friday evening.
Update: It appears Lauten has deleted the apology from Facebook.
No attempt has been made to edit this book for consistency or to update or "correct" the spelling.
The following changes in spelling were made, to update them.
They came back to Liberty Square with a message: update the attractions.
If you download the test version before then, you can have a free update to the release version without a 30-day limit.
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