upgrade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/, noun: /ˈʌpgreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈʌpˌgreɪd; adj., adv. ˈʌpˈgreɪd; v. ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. upgrād′; adj., adv. upgrād; v. up grād, upgrād′)


Inflections of 'upgrade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
upgrades
v 3rd person singular
upgrading
v pres p
upgraded
v past
upgraded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upgrade [sth] vtr (install newer software) (un programa o aplicación)actualizar vtr
 Glenn is upgrading his operating system.
 Glenn está actualizando el sistema operativo.
upgrade [sb] vtr (promote to next level) (a alguien)promover vtr
  ascender vtr
 The board decided to upgrade Elizabeth to manager.
 La junta decidió promover a Elizabeth a gerente.
upgrade [sb] to [sth] vtr (better seat, hotel, etc.)subir de categoría a loc verb
 The airline company upgraded Dan to business class.
 La aerolínea subió de categoría a Dan y voló en primera.
upgrade vi (acquire newer software)actualizar el software loc verb
  renovar el software loc verb
 This software is really out of date; you need to upgrade, if you want to stay competitive.
 Necesitas actualizar el software si quieres ser competitivo, este está desactualizado.
upgrade n (act of upgrading) (servicio)renovación nf
  actualización nf
 The council hoped the upgrade of the public transport system would lead to more people using it, instead of cars.
 El municipio esperaba que la renovación del sistema de transporte público hiciera que más gente usara eso en vez de coches.
upgrade n (computing: newer software) (a un nivel superior)actualización nf
  renovación nf
 Now we've completed the upgrade of our software, we shouldn't have a problem opening files anymore.
 Ahora que hemos completado la actualización del software, ya no deberíamos tener problemas abriendo archivos.
upgrade n (promotion to next level)ascenso nm
  promoción nf
 Agatha is hoping for an upgrade at her next performance review.
 Agatha espera un ascenso en su próxima crítica.
upgrade n (better seat, hotel, etc.)ascenso nm
  mejora nf
 We were really lucky on our holiday; we got an upgrade to a luxury suite.
 Tuvimos mucha suerte en nuestras vacaciones, conseguimos un ascenso a una habitación de lujo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
upgrade n (new mobile phone)actualización nf
  mejora nf
 Some mobile phone contracts include a free yearly upgrade.
 Algunos contratos de teléfonos móviles incluyen una actualización anual gratuita.
upgrade [sth] vtr (increase rating of)subir vtr
 The government has upgraded the terror threat level from low to moderate.
 El gobierno subió el nivel de amenaza de bajo a moderado.
upgrade vtr (improve, modernize)actualizar vtr
  modernizar vtr
 We plan to upgrade all our company's systems to bring them more in line with the needs of today's customers.
 Planeamos actualizar todos los sistemas de la compañía para que estén en sintonía con las necesidades actuales de los clientes.
upgrade vtr (raise the quality of [sth])mejorar vtr
  elevar la categoría loc verb
 Since they've had that new teacher, all the children in this class have upgraded their English skills.
 Desde que tienen a la nueva maestra todos los niños de la clase han mejorado sus habilidades en inglés.
upgrade [sth] vtr (mobile phone: get newer model)actualizar vtr
  mejorar vtr
 Some people upgrade their phone every time a new model comes out, others keep the same phone for years.
 Algunos actualizan sus teléfonos cada vez que sale un modelo nuevo, otros tienen el mismo teléfono durante años.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
mass upgrade n (computing: software update) (informática)actualización masiva loc nom f
software upgrade n (updated version of a computer program)versión actualizada nf + adj
  actualización nf
software upgrade n (updating a computer program)actualización de programa nf + loc adj
  actualización nf
upgrade parts npl (components to enhance [sth])módulo de expansión grupo nom
  pack de expansión grupo nom
  paquete de mejoras grupo nom
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Spanish:

Collocations: upgrade [a computer, a device, software, customers] , upgrade to [premium service, the next level], the [service] was upgraded, more...

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