download

Word parts

down- + load

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • (noun) IPA ^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

  • (verb) IPA ^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

• (US)
  • IPA ^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

Verb

Plain form download

Third-person singular downloads

Past tense downloaded

Past participle downloaded

Present participle downloading

1. (transitive) If you download something, you transfer it from a remote computer to the one you are using with an internet connection.

   Mark is downloading a large file and has to be patient.

2. (intransitive) If something is downloading, it is transferring from one computer to another using an internet connection.

   "This huge file is downloading too slowly" Mark complained.

Noun

Singular download

Plural downloads

1. (countable) A download is the act of downloading a file or the file that is downloaded.

   Mark was very happy when the download finally completed.

Related words

• upload