Collocations for "download"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "download" in context.
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download
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [file, movie, music, video, software] downloads
- your [file] is ready for download
- a link for the [file] download
- [illegal, network, pirate] downloads
- your download is ready
- waiting for the download to finish
- the download is going [fast, slow] (now)
- the download is at [59%]
- the download failed (to finish)
- [start, begin, stop, cancel] the download
- available for free download
- downloads are available [from, in, for]
- order by [amount, number, rate] of downloads
- the latest download for [Mac®, Windows®, IOS®]
- download the [file, movie, attachment, album, document]
- download and [play, save, print]
- download as [mp3, avi, PDF]
- download (it) as [an mp3, an avi, a PDF]
- download (it) to your [pen, local, external] drive
- download from [source, an email, iTunes, a website]
- download it for [free, a 7-day trial]
- download a [patch, fix]
- download the latest [version, release, update]
- click [the link, here, below] to download
- the download [date, size, link]
- choose your download [region, format, version, mirror]
- upload and download speed
- [improve, boost, increase] the download speed
- open the download manager
'download' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
album
- app
- assistant
- attachment
- available
- bar
- book
- buy
- clip
- digest
- extension
- file
- font
- forever
- format
- hack
- image
- inspiring
- installation
- instant
- itinerary
- latest
- lyrics
- media
- mobile
- movie
- music
- nasty
- parking
- patch
- podcast
- printer
- program
- purchase
- queue
- readily
- recipe
- recorder
- royalty
- sample
- scheduling
- software
- spoiler
- spreadsheet
- symbol
- thesaurus
- trickle
- tutorial
- update
- upload