up-to-date
[ uhp-tuh-deyt ]
/ ˈʌp təˈdeɪt /
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adjective
(of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
extending to the present time; current; including the latest information or facts: an up-to-date report.
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Origin of up-to-date
First recorded in 1865–70
OTHER WORDS FROM up-to-date
up-to-dately, adverbup-to-dateness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for up-to-date
up-to-date
adjective
- modern, current, or fashionablean up-to-date magazine
- (predicative)the magazine is up to date
Derived forms of up-to-date
up-to-dately, adverbup-to-dateness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Idioms and Phrases with up-to-date
up to date
see bring up to date.
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