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update
- /ˈʌp.deɪt/
- /ʌpˈdeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
From up- + date. First use appears c. 1948. (see Citations).
noun updates
- An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information. I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
- An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known. He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
- A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade. Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
- An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted. stochastic update
- A version of something which is newer than other versions. You should try the update: it rocks.
verb updates · updating · updated
- To bring (a thing) up to date. I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
- To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments. Update me on what happened while I was away.
- To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence. I need to update on the new data.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amended, modernize, modify, addition, modified, adjust, adjustment, upgradable, revision, upgradeable, review, version, report, restatement, retrofit, inform
Translations
Every language
noun action of making something up to date
| Español | actualización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갱신 gaengsin, 업데이트 eopdeiteu |
| 日本語 | 更新 kōshin, アップデート appudēto |
| 中文 | 更新 gēngxīn |
| हिन्दी | अद्यतनीकरण adyatnīkraṇ |
| Kiswahili | sasisho |
| Português | atualização |
| Français | mise à jour, actualisation, update |
| Deutsch | Aktualisierung, Update |
| Italiano | aggiornamento, attualizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | ενημέρωση enimérosi |
| Română | actualizare |
| Русский | обновле́ние obnovlénije, актуализа́ция aktualizácija, апде́йт apdɛ́jt |
| العربية | تحديث taḥdīṯ |
| עברית | עִדְכּוּן idkún |
noun action of advising someone so that they are up to date
| 日本語 | 沙汰 sata |
|---|---|
| Français | mise à jour |
| Italiano | aggiornamento |
| Ελληνικά | ενημέρωση enimérosi |
| עברית | עִדְכּוּן idkún |
noun advisement with up-to-date information
| 한국어 | 최신 소식 choesin sosik |
|---|
verb to make something up to date
| Español | actualizar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갱신하다 gaengsinhada |
| 日本語 | 更新する kōshin suru, アップデートする appudēto suru |
| 中文 | 更新 gēngxīn |
| Português | atualizar |
| Français | mettre à jour, actualiser, updater |
| Deutsch | aktualisieren, auf den neuesten Stand bringen, auf den jüngsten Stand bringen, aufdatieren |
| Italiano | aggiornare, attualizzare |
| Ελληνικά | ενημερώνω enimeróno |
| Română | actualiza |
| Русский | обновля́ть obnovljátʹ, обнови́ть obnovítʹ, актуализировать aktualizirovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cập nhật, cập nhật hóa |
| עברית | עידכן idken |
verb to advise a person so that they are up to date
| Português | pôr ao corrente |
|---|---|
| Français | mettre au courant |
| Italiano | aggiornare |
| Ελληνικά | ενημερώνω enimeróno |
Talk about this word "update." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/update. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. update. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/update "update." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/update.Cite this
@misc{update_2026,
title = {update},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/update},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
