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# upgrade

verb (upgrade, upgrades, upgraded, upgrading); noun (an upgrade, upgrades)

«upgrade» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To upgrade something means to make it better, newer or more powerful, like upgrading a computer or a phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#m1)
2. An upgrade is a better or newer version, or the change that makes it better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#m2)
3. To be upgraded on a plane or in a hotel means to be moved to a better seat or room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#m3)
4. To upgrade a storm or warning means to raise its level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#m4)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons and games, you install upgrades and updates; in games, you upgrade your character or tools. In everyday life, families upgrade phones and kitchens; weather reports upgrade storms to hurricanes. Phrases: «upgrade to», «a free upgrade», «software upgrade».

### Examples

- Dad upgraded the laptop so it runs faster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x1)
- In the game, you can upgrade your sword with gold coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x2)
- We got a free upgrade to a bigger hotel room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x3)
- The storm was upgraded to a hurricane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x4)
- The school is upgrading the playground with new climbing frames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x5)
- The new phone is a big upgrade on my old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x6)
- The upgrade cost £50. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/#x7)

### Note

Verb stress: up-GRADE; noun stress: UP-grade. Regular: upgraded. Opposite: downgrade. «Upgrade» (a better version) and «update» (latest changes or news) overlap but are not the same. In money problems, an upgrade usually adds to the cost: basic £100 + upgrade £30 = £130.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «upgrade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upgrade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«upgrade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/upgrade.html) on Mova free.