Up-to-date

/ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ · adjective

Meaning

(before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest..

Definitions by Sense

1. (before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.
2. (idiomatic) 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.

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Word Forms

• more up-to-date
• most up-to-date
• up to date
• uptodate

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