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update

/ˈʌp.deɪt/

update noun: an additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

Noun

update (plural updates)

  1. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
    • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
    1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
      • He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
  2. 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.
    • I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
  3. An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
    • stochastic update
  4. A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    • You should try the update: it rocks.
    • The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes.2024 March 6, John Esposito, “MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded patch notes: New Schematics, Containment Levels, more”, in Dexerto

Verb

update (third-person singular simple present updates, present participle updating, simple past and past participle updated)

  1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
    • I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
    • Update me on what happened while I was away.
  3. (ambitransitive, Bayesian epistemology) To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence.
    • I need to update on the new data.
    • How can I update my priors?

update meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

update in Hindi

action of making something up to date
अद्यतनीकरण adyatnīkraṇ

update in Tamil

இற்றைப்படுத்து, மேம்படுத்து, மாற்று, நிலவரதகவல், புதிதாக்கம், இற்றையம்

update in Marathi

action of making something up to date
अद्यतनित adyatanit

update in Urdu

action of making something up to date
عَصْرِیَت 'asriyat, درجہ فزونی darja-fuzūnī
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update in Bengali
হালনাগাদ করা
update in Telugu
నవీకరించండి, నవీకరణ, అప్డేట్ చేయండి
update in Malayalam
നവീകരിക്കുക, ആധുനികവൽക്കരിക്കുക, പുതുക്കുക, പുത്തനാക്കുക
update in Kannada
ನವೀಕರಣ navīkaraṇa
update in Punjabi
ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕਰੋ, ਅੱਪਡੇਟ, ਅਪਡੇਟ ਕਰੋ
update in Gujarati
અપડેટ કરો, અપડેટેડ કરો, અપડેટ કરવા માટે
update in Odia
ଅଦ୍ଯ଼ତନ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଅପଡେଟ୍ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଅଦ୍ଯ଼ତନ
update in Nepali
अद्यावधिक गर्नुहोस्, अद्यावधिक, अपडेट गर्नुहोस्
update in Arabic
تحديث taḥdīṯ
update in Malay
kemas kini, kemaskinian, mengemaskinikan
update in Indonesian
pemutakhiran, pembaruan, pengkinian, memutakhirkan
update in Persian
بهروزرسانی be-ruz-resâni
update in Thai
อัปเดต áp-dèet
update in Vietnamese
cập nhật, cập nhật hóa

Examples of update in a sentence

  • Since the last update, the program freezes after a few minutes of use.
  • I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
  • When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.

All 40 example sentences with update

Forms of update

Noun
pluralupdates
Verb
third-person singular presentupdates
present participleupdating
past participleupdated
pastupdated

Past tense of update: updated

Plural of update: updates

Origin of update

From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

Words formed from update

Phrases with update

Words that rhyme with update

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Questions about update

What does update mean?
Update means an additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
What is update in Hindi?
Update in Hindi is अद्यतनीकरण (adyatnīkraṇ). See Update meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is update?
Update can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce update?
Update is pronounced /ˈʌp.deɪt/.
What is the plural of update?
The plural of update is updates.

Words near update in the dictionary

  1. updarted
  2. updarting
  3. updarts
  4. updatability
  5. updatable
  6. update
  7. update one's priors
  8. updateabilities
  9. updateability
  10. updateable
  11. updated

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: update (page history and authors); update (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Update (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); update (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); update (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ನವೀಕರಣ (Kannada) (page history and authors); update (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); update (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); update (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); update (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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