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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "upgrade"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to improve a machine, computer system, etc. in terms of efficiency, standards, etc.
Transitive: to upgrade a machine or computer system
to upgrade definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He upgrades his phone every two years to get the latest features.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to improve something to a higher level of quality, significance, or importance

upscale

Transitive: to upgrade sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fashion designer showcased a collection of innovative designs to upgrade the brand's image.
āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āχāĻŽā§‡āϜ āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āφāϏāύ āĻŦāĻž āϰ⧁āĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide someone with a better seat on an airplane or a better room in a hotel than the one for which they have paid
Transitive: to upgrade sb to a better seat or room
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a gesture of goodwill, the hotel upgraded the couple to a deluxe suite with a panoramic view of the city skyline.
āϏāĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāχāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧋āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āϏāĻš āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āχāĻŸā§‡ āφāĻĒāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to promote or elevate an employee to a higher position, level, or rank
Transitive: to upgrade sb | to upgrade sb to a higher rank or position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The board of directors unanimously voted to upgrade John to vice president of operations.
āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ…āĻĢ āĻĄāĻŋāϰ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰāϏ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāχāϏ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĄā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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software that improves or adds features to a previous version

upgrade definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The operating system 's upgrade fixed multiple bugs.
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the process of improving an item, system, or equipment to a higher standard

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Routine maintenance included an upgrade of the production line.
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physical components that replace older versions to improve performance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The server received a memory upgrade.
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an improvement in a reservation, service, or ticket to a higher class or level

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Airlines provide frequent flyers with a complimentary seat upgrade.
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž, āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒāĻĨ

an upward slope or incline, especially in the context of a road or terrain
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The road had a smooth upgrade as we approached the hill.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ—ā§‹āϞ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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