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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
update
/ˈʌpdeɪt/
verb1 of 2
to change something by adding the most recent information
- “Since I updated my computer, it is a lot faster.”Tatoeba
- “The boss wants a status update on the criminal investigation.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))