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to update
01
to make something more useful or modern by adding the most recent information to it, improving its faults, or making new features available for it
Transitive: to update sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
update
3rd person singular
updates
Past simple
updated
Past participle
updated
Examples
She decided to update her resume with her most recent job experience.
02
to make improvements or changes to software, apps, or electronic devices to enhance their features or fix issues
Transitive: to update a software or device
Examples
He updated his phone's software to the latest version for improved performance.
Update
01
the action or process of bringing someone or something up to date
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
updates
Examples
The teacher gave an update on the syllabus changes.
02
new or revised information that brings existing data, records, or knowledge up to date
Examples
The software received an update to fix security vulnerabilities.
