download

A2 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ See IPA manual

Freq #9203

Meanings

1

verb
To copy data, files, or programs from the internet or another computer onto your own device.

You can download a free trial version of the program.
2

noun
A file that has been or will be copied from the internet onto a device.

The download took longer than I expected.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms downloadeddownloadingdownloads

Derived forms autodownloaddownloadabilitydownloadabledownloaderredownloadundownloadundownloaded

Etymology

From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

Topics

Technology & Computing

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# download

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/
**Frequency rank:** 9203

## Meanings
1. To copy data, files, or programs from the internet or another computer onto your own device.
2. A file that has been or will be copied from the internet onto a device.

## Examples
- You can download a free trial version of the program.
- The download took longer than I expected.

## Derived Forms
- autodownload
- downloadability
- downloadable
- downloader
- redownload
- undownload
- undownloaded

## Etymology
From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

## AI Etymology
Download comes from down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American. In current use, the main senses are “To copy data, files, or programs from the internet or another computer onto your own device” and “A file that has been or will be copied from the internet onto a device”.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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