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upload

/ˌʌpˈləʊd/ UK
/ˈʌpˌloʊd/ US
/əpˈloʊd/ US
/ˌʊpˈləʊd/ Northern England
[ˌʊpˈloːd] Northern England
[ˌʊpˈlɔʊd] Northern England
/ˌɐpˈləʉd/ Australia
/ˌɐpˈlɐʉd/ New Zealand
/ˌʌpˈlod/ Scotland
/ˌʌpˈloːd/ Wales
/ˈʌpˌləʊd/ UK
/ˈʊplˌəʊd/ Northern England
[ˈʊpˌloːd] ~ [ˈʊpˌlɔʊd] Northern England
/ˈɐpˌləʉd/ Australia
/ˈɐpˌlɐʉd/ New Zealand
/ˈʌpˌlod/ Scotland
/ˈʌpˌloːd/ Wales

Where it comes from

From up- + load.

verb uploads · uploading · uploaded

intransitive, transitive To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet. You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
Opposite: download
Canada To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government. Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario.

noun uploads

Such a file transfer.

Opposite: download

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: download, loader, reload, uplink, send, sending, charging, recharge, rechargeable, workload, consignment, update, instruct, charge, downloadable, refill

noun

Opposite: download

Translations

Every language

verb to transfer data

Español	subir, cargar, subir cibernéticamente, cibersubir
한국어	업로드하다 eopnodeuhada, 올리다 ollida
日本語	アップロードする appurōdo suru
中文	上載 /上载 shàngzài, 上傳 /上传 shàngchuán
हिन्दी	चढ़ाना caṛhānā, उपारोपण upāropaṇ
Português	carregar, fazer upload, enviar, hospedar
Français	téléverser, télécharger
Deutsch	hochladen, uploaden
Italiano	caricare
Ελληνικά	ανεβάζω anevázo, αναφορτώνω anafortóno
Română	încărca
Русский	зака́чивать zakáčivatʹ, закача́ть zakačátʹ, вка́чивать vkáčivatʹ, вкача́ть vkačátʹ, загружа́ть zagružátʹ, загрузи́ть zagruzítʹ
Tiếng Việt	tải lên
العربية	حَمّل ḥammal

noun file transfer

Español	subida, carga, subimiento cibernético, cibersubimiento
한국어	업로드 eopnodeu, 올리기 olligi
日本語	アップロード appurōdo
中文	上傳 /上传 shàngchuán
हिन्दी	उपारोपण upāropaṇ
Português	carregamento, upload
Français	envoi, téléversement
Deutsch	Upload
Italiano	upload, caricamento
Ελληνικά	ανέβασμα anévasma, αναφόρτωση anafórtosi
Русский	зака́чивание zakáčivanije, зака́чка zakáčka, загру́зка zagrúzka, зали́вка zalívka
Tiếng Việt	truyền lên
العربية	تَحْمِيل taḥmīl

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@misc{upload_2026,
  title = {upload},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upload},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}