how to pronounce upgrade

/ʌpˈɡɹɛɪd/

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upgrade is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of upgrade in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… parts so you can upgrade and repair …”

meaning of upgrade

Upgrade means to improve something by adding new features or improving the quality of something.

upgrade frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word upgrade occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics upgrade can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that upgrade can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;