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. Thesaurus Word family Forms downloadeddownloadingdownloads Derived forms autodownloaddownloadabilitydownloadabledownloaderredownloadundownloadundownloaded Etymology AI details 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 External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown