Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up-to-date

/ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: up---to--date
IPA: /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Current; recent; the latest.

adj

Informed about the latest news or developments; abreast.

Example Sentences

"Use an up-to-date text for your source."
"From 1860, the steamer service between Kingstown and Holyhead was operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, which never spared expense in providing up-to-date vessels, and in meeting a portion of the cost of improvements to Carlisle Pier."
"Yet, in spite of this interest there has been little movement in the field of lexicography, so that Indian English has no up-to-date dictionaries to speak of, certainly nothing published in the twenty-first century."
"I like to stay up-to-date about current affairs."

Inflected Forms

more up-to-date (comparative) most up-to-date (superlative) up to date (alternative) uptodate (alternative)

Phrases

up-to-dateness up-to-datism

Frequently Paired Words

update

Synonyms

à la mode fashionable apprised abreast informed au fait au courant up to date

Antonyms

stale dated

Questions

How do you pronounce up-to-date?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/.
What does up-to-date mean?: Current; recent; the latest.

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