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upgrading

Sayup-GRAY-ding/ʌpˈɡreɪ.dɪŋ/

2 meanings of upgrading

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The act of making something better, newer, or more advanced.

    Like trading in an old bike for a faster, newer one.

    The upgrading of the school's computers took all summer.

    Our team is in charge of the network upgrading this year.

    Similarimprovement, modernization, renovation, refurbishment

    Oppositedowngrading

  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of upgrade. Use this form for something happening right now, or as the name of the action.

    They are upgrading the office computers this week.

    We kept upgrading the system until it ran smoothly.

    Note

upgrading is a form of upgrade

upgrade, verb: To make a piece of technology better, usually by putting in new parts. Full entry

Forms
upgradeupgrades he/she/itupgrading -ing formupgraded past tense, past participle
Spelling
upgrade → upgrading: drop the e, add -ing

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