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Collocations for update - noun

1. the most recent information

ADJECTIVE

daily, monthly, weekly, etc.
frequent, periodic, regular
constant, continuous
the latest, recent
The 6 o'clock news provides the latest updates.
final
quick, short
Here's a quick update on the travel situation.
live
We'll have a live update on the storm's progress from the experts.
email, online
news, weather
business, stock (AmE), trading (BrE)

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VERB + update

give (sb), offer, provide (sb with)
The report gives an update on the currency crisis.
issue
do
post, send
Employees post updates on their progress to a website.
publish
get, have, receive
I get regular updates by email.
read, write

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update + NOUN

list
I added your name to my update list.

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PREPOSITION

update on
an update on the political crisis
update to
We need an update to the mailing list.

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2. new improvements to a computer program

ADJECTIVE

the latest
regular
automatic
In Windows you can set up automatic updates.
antivirus, security
critical

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VERB + update

download, install
You have to download the update and save it to your hard drive.
issue, release
Google had to release an update for the toolbar.

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Collocations for update - verb

ADVERB

constantly, continually, continuously
frequently, often
on a regular basis, periodically, regularly
The official site is updated on a regular basis.
annually, monthly, etc.
recently
They have just recently updated their server software.
fast, quickly
fully
The road map has been fully updated.
automatically
The program automatically updates your antivirus settings.

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VERB + update

try to
need to

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PREPOSITION

on
Could you update me on how the work is progressing?
to
Ensure that your site is updated to the latest version of the software.
with
The files are continuously updated with new information.

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Update is used with these nouns as the object:
blacklist, blog, browser, curriculum vitae, database, file, forecast, index, link, list, log, map, page, résumé, record, site, skill, software, wardrobe, website

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