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up·grad·ing [ʌpˈgreɪdɪŋ] N no pl

upgrading
Hochstufung f
upgrading
höhere Einstufung

upgrading N INV-FIN

upgrading
Hochstufung f
upgrading
höhere Einstufung f

I. up·grade VB trans [ʌpˈgreɪd]

1. upgrade (improve quality):

to upgrade sth
etw verbessern
to upgrade sth COMPUT
etw erweitern
to upgrade hardware
Hardware nachrüsten [o. aufrüsten]
to upgrade a program
eine verbesserte Version eines Programms erstellen

2. upgrade (raise in rank):

to upgrade sb
jdn befördern
to upgrade sth
etw aufwerten

II. up·grade N [ˈʌpgreɪd]

1. upgrade COMPUT:

upgrade
Aufrüsten nt

2. upgrade (version):

upgrade
verbesserte Version
a software upgrade
eine verbesserte Version einer Software

3. upgrade Am (slope):

upgrade
Steigung f <-, -en>

Phrases:

to be on the upgrade Am (improving in health)
auf dem Wege der Besserung sein
to be on the upgrade (advancing)
in einer Aufwärtsentwicklung begriffen sein
our company has been on the upgrade for the last six months
mit unserer Firma ging es in den letzten sechs Monaten stetig aufwärts

upgrade Am TRAFF FLOW

upgrade
Anstieg (einer Fahrbahn)
upgrade
Steigungsstrecke
Present
Iupgrade
youupgrade
he/she/itupgrades
weupgrade
youupgrade
theyupgrade
Past
Iupgraded
youupgraded
he/she/itupgraded
weupgraded
youupgraded
theyupgraded
Present Perfect
Ihaveupgraded
youhaveupgraded
he/she/ithasupgraded
wehaveupgraded
youhaveupgraded
theyhaveupgraded
Past Perfect
Ihadupgraded
youhadupgraded
he/she/ithadupgraded
wehadupgraded
youhadupgraded
theyhadupgraded
See further verb tables