upload
part of speech
verb (upload, uploads, uploaded, uploading); noun (an upload, uploads)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb) To send a file, photo or video from your device to the internet or to another computer. tree →
2) (noun) A file that has been uploaded, or the act of uploading. tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing lessons upload is the opposite of download: download brings things to your device, upload sends them away. Online safety lessons teach to think before you upload: photos and posts can stay online for ever and strangers might see them. Teachers ask pupils to upload homework to a class website. Phrases: upload a photo, upload to the cloud, upload speed.
examples
- Upload your homework to the class page by Friday. tree →
- The video is still uploading. tree →
- Ask a parent before you upload a photo of yourself. tree →
- Once you upload something, it can be hard to delete. tree →
- My upload speed is much slower than my download speed. tree →
- She uploaded her drawing to the art competition website. tree →
note
Past: uploaded. Opposite: download. Safety: never upload your address, school name or private photos; once online, copies may stay for ever. In maths: upload time = file size ÷ upload speed.
In the corpora
- What you type or upload may be stored by a company you have never met.
- Ask a grown-up before uploading any photo, and never upload ones showing your school badge or home.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «upload» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.