UPGRADE


Meaning of UPGRADE in English

The verb is pronounced /ʌpgreɪd/. The noun is pronounced /ʌpgreɪd/.

( upgraded)

1.

If equipment or services are upgraded , they are improved or made more efficient.

Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized...

...upgraded catering facilities.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V-ed , also V

Upgrade is also a noun.

...equipment which needs expensive upgrades.

...upgrades in the level of security.

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

If someone is upgraded , their job or status is changed so that they become more important or receive more money.

He was upgraded to security guard.

= promote

≠ downgrade

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed to n

3.

If you upgrade or are upgraded , you change something such as your air ticket or your hotel room to one that is more expensive.

You can upgrade from self-catering accommodation to a hotel.

VERB : V , also V n

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.