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# update

«update» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make it newer or more correct by adding the latest…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (update, updates, updated, updating); noun (an update, updates)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To update something is to make it newer or more correct by adding the latest information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#m1)

2) To update a computer, phone or app is to put the newest version of its software on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#m2)

3) An update is new information about something, or a newer version of software. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, phones and tablets ask for updates, which often fix problems and make them safer. In school, a teacher gives parents an update about a class trip. In science, scientists update ideas when new evidence comes. Phrases: «software update», «keep up to date», «give an update», «update the list».

### examples

- My tablet needs an update. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x1)
- Please update the chart with today's temperature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x2)
- The teacher sent an update about the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x3)
- Updating apps helps keep them safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x4)
- We updated our class list when a new pupil arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x5)
- Scientists update their ideas when they learn new facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x6)
- The news gave an update on the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: updated, updating (drop the e). As a noun, stress is on «UP»; as a verb, often on «date». Ask an adult before installing updates on shared devices.

### In the corpora

- [Companies update their bots, so a bot's tone and "personality" can change.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop/17/)
- [When you find your own mistake, you write a note, update, and move on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/30-who-you-are-what-you-will-do/10/)
- [Learning means updating: when you notice a mistake, you note it, fix it and don't repeat it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/30-who-you-are-what-you-will-do/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «update» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/update/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.