🇬🇧 Update meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To update means to tell someone what has changed or what is happening now, so they know the most recent and correct information instead of the old information.

Our coach will update the team after he stops laughing at how we all ran the wrong way.

I update my diary every night, and it still hasn’t written back to me once.

Dad asked me to update him on my room cleaning, so I sent a live report: “The socks have formed a mountain.”

The weather app tried to update me, but my hair already knew it was windy.

The dog came to update us that the mailman survived another day.

On a wet street a girl finds a small dog. She runs to the shop to update the lost list. She calls to update a friend. She posts a poster to update the street. She taps the phone to update the family and update people. The family arrives; the girl cries and hugs the dog.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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