update

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

updates

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

update

past (v2)

updated

past participle (v3)

updated

present participle

updating

3rd person singular

updates

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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

   • He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
   • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.

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

   • I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
   • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
   • I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.

3. 3.A version of something which is newer than other versions.

   • You should try the update: it rocks.
   • The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To bring (a thing) up to date.

   • I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.

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

   • Update me on what happened while I was away.

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

   • I need to update on the new data.
   • How can I update my priors?

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