- update
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 the most recent informationADJECTIVE▪ daily, monthly, weekly, etc.▪ frequent, periodic, regular▪ constant, continuous▪ the latest, recent▪
The 6 o'clock news provides the latest updates.
▪ final▪ quick, short▪Here's a quick update on the travel situation.
▪ live▪We'll have a live update on the storm's progress from the experts.
▪ email, online▪ news, weather▪ business, stock (AmE), trading (BrE)VERB + UPDATE▪ give (sb), offer, provide (sb with)▪The report gives an update on the currency crisis.
▪ issue▪ do▪ post, send▪Employees post updates on their progress to a website.
▪ publish▪ get, have, receive▪I get regular updates by email.
▪ read, writeUPDATE + NOUN▪ list▪I added your name to my update list.
PREPOSITION▪ update on▪an update on the political crisis
▪ update to▪We need an update to the mailing list.
2 new improvements to a computer programADJECTIVE▪ the latest▪ regular▪ automatic▪In Windows you can set up automatic updates.
▪ antivirus, security▪ criticalVERB + UPDATE▪ download, install▪You have to download the update and save it to your hard drive.
▪ issue, release▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Google had to release an update for the toolbar.
verbADVERB▪ constantly, continually, continuously▪ frequently, often▪ on a regular basis, periodically, regularly▪The official site is updated on a regular basis.
▪ annually, monthly, etc.▪ recently▪They have just recently updated their server software.
▪ fast, quickly▪ fully▪The road map has been fully updated.
▪ automatically▪The program automatically updates your antivirus settings.
VERB + UPDATE▪ try to▪ need toPREPOSITION▪ on▪Could you update me on how the work is progressing?
▪ to▪Ensure that your site is updated to the latest version of the software.
▪ with▪The files are continuously updated with new information.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
