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upgrades

upgrades is the plural of upgrade.

upgrades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upgrade.

Meaning of upgrade

Noun

upgrade (plural upgrades)

  1. An upward grade or slope.
    • The Worthens sighed with relief as the engine began its night of upgrade chugging.1931, Journal of the Outdoor Life, volume 28, page 303
    Antonyms:
    downgrade
  2. An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
    • Near-synonym: option
    Synonyms:
    option
    Antonyms:
    downgrade
  3. An improvement.
    • The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade.
    Antonyms:
    downgrade, step back

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Questions about upgrades

What is upgrades the plural of?
Upgrades is the plural of upgrade.

Words near upgrades in the dictionary

  1. upgradeability
  2. upgradeable
  3. upgraded
  4. upgrader
  5. upgraders
  6. upgrades
  7. upgradient
  8. upgrading
  9. upgradings
  10. Upgrave
  11. upgrew

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