UPGRADE


Meaning of UPGRADE in English

up ‧ grade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ BrE AmE verb

1 . [intransitive and transitive] to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more things

upgrade (something) to something

You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software.

2 . [transitive] to improve something and make it more modern, especially in order to provide a better service:

The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.

3 . [intransitive and transitive] to give someone a better seat on a plane or a better room in a hotel than the one they paid for

upgrade (somebody) to something

We can upgrade you to business class.

4 . [transitive] to give someone a more important job

5 . [transitive] to change the official description of something to make it seem better or more important OPP downgrade

upgrade something to something

Four of the regions were upgraded to the status of republic.

6 . upgrade your skills to learn new and more modern ways of doing a particular job

—upgrade /ˈʌpɡreɪd/ noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.