upload

Word parts

up- + load

Pronunciation

verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əpˈləʊd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ or /əpˈloʊd/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpˌləʊd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpˌloʊd/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form upload

Third-person singular uploads

Past tense uploaded

Past participle uploaded

Present participle uploading

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

   I tried to upload the image, but I got an error.

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

   Seth got some coffee while his file was uploading.

Noun

Singular upload

Plural uploads

1. (countable) An upload is the act of uploading a file or the file that is uploaded.
   • Antonym: download

   I can't believe the upload failed again!

Related words

• download