Definition

1. Verb:

   • To bring something to a more current or modern state: This involves making improvements, adding new features, or incorporating the latest information or technology.
   • To provide someone with the most recent information: This means giving someone the newest facts or news about a situation.

2. Noun:

   • An act or instance of updating something: This refers to the process of making something more modern or current.
   • Information that updates your knowledge: This is the new or revised information itself.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • The software prompts you to update the application every month.
  • Could you please update me on the project's status?
  • They decided to update the old house with new windows and a modern kitchen.

• Noun:

  • The app received a major update with many new features.
  • I read the news update about the election results.

Advanced Usage

• "To keep someone updated": To regularly provide someone with the latest information.

  • Please keep me updated on any changes to the schedule.

• "In need of an update": Describing something that is outdated and requires modernization.

  • The company's website is badly in need of an update.

Variants and Related Words

• Updater (n): A person or thing that updates. (e.g., )
• Updated (adj): Made modern or current. (e.g., )
• Up-to-date (adj): Modern, current, or containing the latest information. (This is a related adjective phrase, not a direct variant of "update").

Synonyms

• Modernize (v): To make modern.
• Refresh (v): To update the display or content of something, especially on a screen.
• Upgrade (v/n): To raise something to a higher standard, often involving better quality or newer technology.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Update" is not commonly used with particles to form distinct phrasal verbs. The meaning is typically carried by the verb itself or through constructions like "update on.")

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "update." Its use is typically direct and literal.)

Noun

1. news that updates your information

Verb

1. bring to the latest state of technology
2. bring up to date; supply with recent information
3. modernize or bring up to date
   • We updated the kitchen in the old house