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upgrade is a noun and verb meaning "an upward slope or grade (as in a road)". It carries 11 recorded senses.
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
a reservation that is improved
“I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full”
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
“the power plant received a new upgrade”
to improve what was old or outdated
“I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software”
“The company upgraded their personnel”
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
“John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”
“Women tend not to advance in the major law firms”
“I got promoted after many years of hard work”
get better travel conditions
“I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked”
give better travel conditions to
“The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for upgrade come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.