Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

update

/ˈʌp.deɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: up-date
IPA: /ˈʌp.deɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

noun

An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

noun

A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

noun

A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

noun

A version of something which is newer than other versions.

verb

To bring (a thing) up to date.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

Transitive verb

verb

To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence.

Example Sentences

"I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome."
"He gave me an update on the situation in New York."
"Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM."
"I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop."
"I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas."
"stochastic update"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

updates (plural) updates (present, singular) updating (participle, present) updated (participle, past) updated (past)

Derived Forms

reupdate updatable updateability updateable updation upsert upsertion

Phrases

core update forced update update one's priors

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce update?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌp.deɪt/.
What does update mean?: An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
Where does update come from?: From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

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