- upgrade to something
- upgrade to somethingto move up to a higher grade or rank. •
I would like to upgrade to a first-class seat.
•Please upgrade me to a better room.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
upgrade to something
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upgrade — ☆ upgrade [up′grād΄; ] for v. [ up grād′, up′grād΄ ] n. 1. an upward slope, esp. in a road 2. an improvement in or enhancement of the condition, status, etc. of a person or thing 3. something that has been improved or enhanced adj., adv. uphill;… … English World dictionary
upgrade — ▪ I. upgrade up‧grade 1 [ˌʌpˈgreɪd] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMPUTING MANUFACTURING to make a computer, machine, program etc better and able to do more things: • There are several things to consider when it comes to upgrading computer… … Financial and business terms
upgrade — up|grade [ʌpˈgreıd] v 1.) [I and T] to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more things upgrade (sth) to sth ▪ You ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 4Mb before running this software. 2.) [T] to improve… … Dictionary of contemporary English
upgrade — upgradable, upgradeable, adj. upgradability, upgradeability, n. upgrader, n. n. /up grayd /; adj., adv. /up grayd /; v. /up grayd , up grayd /, n., adj., adv., v., upgraded, upgrading. n. 1. an incline going up in the direction of movement. 2. an … Universalium
upgrade */ — I UK [ʌpˈɡreɪd] / US [ˈʌpˌɡreɪd] verb Word forms upgrade : present tense I/you/we/they upgrade he/she/it upgrades present participle upgrading past tense upgraded past participle upgraded 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make a computer or… … English dictionary
upgrade — up|grade1 [ ʌp,greıd ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a computer or other machine more powerful or effective: The system has been upgraded to meet customers needs. upgrade to: You ll need to upgrade to 128Mb RAM to run these… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upgrade — up•grade n. [[t]ˈʌpˌgreɪd[/t]] adj., adv. [[t]ˈʌpˈgreɪd[/t]] v. [[t]ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. grad•ed, grad•ing 1) cvb an upward incline or slope 2) cvb an increase or improvement: an upgrade in production[/ex] 3) cvb an enhanced… … From formal English to slang
upgrade — [[t]ʌ̱pgre͟ɪd[/t]] upgrades, upgrading, upgraded 1) VERB: usu passive If equipment or services are upgraded, they are improved or made more efficient. [be V ed] Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized... [be V ed] Medical facilities are… … English dictionary
upgrade — n. update, installation of a newer version of a program or the replacing of a system component with a newer component (Computers); hill, acclivity; coupon granting a person to an upgrade; act of upgrading v. improve, raise the quality of,… … English contemporary dictionary
upgrade — [ʌpˈgreɪd] verb I 1) [I/T] to make a computer or machine more powerful or effective 2) [T] to officially give someone or something a higher status II noun [C] upgrade [ˈʌpˌgreɪd] a piece of equipment or software that is designed to make a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
upgrade — 1. noun an improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology 2. verb a) to improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components b) to replace an existing object with something… … Wiktionary
