upload

See also: Upload

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English up-

English load

English upload

From up- + load.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation)
- (verb) IPA^(key): /əpˈləʊd/
- (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpˌləʊd/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US)
- (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, /əpˈloʊd/
- (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpˌloʊd/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Audio (US): (file)

Verb

upload (third-person singular simple present uploads, present participle uploading, simple past and past participle uploaded)

(transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
Antonym: download

You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
(Canada) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government. ^[1]^[2]
- 2022, Dakota Brasier, “Mayor John Tory's pitch to have province take over Toronto highways shot down”, in CBC:
  Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario. ^[3]

Derived terms

reupload
uploadability
uploadable
uploader
UL, ul, u/l, U/L (abbreviation)

Descendants

→ Chinese: 上載 / 上载 (calque)
→ Danish: uploade
→ Dutch: uploaden
→ German: uploaden; hochladen (calque)
→ Greek: αναφορτώνω (anafortóno) (calque)
→ Icelandic: hlaða upp (calque)
→ Indonesian: aplod
→ Irish: uaslódáil, lódáil suas (calque)
→ Japanese: アップロード (appurōdo)
→ Malay: muat naik (calque)
→ Portuguese: upload
→ Scottish Gaelic: luchdaich a-nìos (calque)
→ Swedish: ladda upp (calque)
→ Thai: อัปโหลด (áp-lòot)
→ Welsh: llwytho i fyny (calque)

Translations

to transfer data — see also post

Arabic: حَمّل (ar) (ḥammal)
Azerbaijani: yükləmək (az)
Belarusian: запампава́ць pf (zapampavácʹ), запампо́ўваць impf (zapampówvacʹ)
Bulgarian: ка́чвам (bg) impf (káčvam), кача́ (bg) pf (kačá)
Catalan: carregar (ca), pujar (ca), penjar (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 上載 / 上载 (soeng⁶ zoi³), 上傳 / 上传 (soeng⁶ cyun⁴)

Mandarin: 上載 / 上载 (zh) (shàngzài), 上傳 / 上传 (zh) (shàngchuán)
Cornish: ughkarga
Czech: nahrát (cs)
Danish: uploade
Dutch: uploaden (nl)
Esperanto: alŝuti, enretigi
Finnish: ladata tiedosto, ladata (fi), siirtää palvelimelle; upata (fi) (slang)
French: téléverser (fr), télécharger (fr)
Galician: subir (gl)
Georgian: ატვირთვა (aṭvirtva), ატვირთავს (aṭvirtavs)
German: hochladen (de), uploaden (de)
Greek: ανεβάζω (el) (anevázo), αναφορτώνω (anafortóno)
Gujarati: ચઢાવવું (caḍhāvvũ)
Hindi: चढ़ाना (hi) (caṛhānā), उपारोपण m (upāropaṇ)
Hungarian: feltölt (hu)
Icelandic: upphala, hlaða upp
Indonesian: unggah (id), naik (id)
Irish: uaslódáil, lódáil suas
Italian: caricare (it)
Japanese: アップロードする (ja) (appurōdo suru)
Kapampangan: lulan
Korean: 업로드하다 (eopnodeuhada), 올리다 (ko) (ollida)
Lingala: kotiya nkasa
Macedonian: подига (podiga)
Malay: muat naik
Naga:
Khiamniungan Naga: tāuthíu
Polish: przesyłać (pl), wysyłać (pl), wgrywać, ładować (pl), wrzucać (pl) (colloquial), uploadować impf
Portuguese: carregar (pt), fazer (um) upload, enviar (pt), hospedar (pt)
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: ਚਾੜ੍ਹਨਾ (cāṛhnā), ਚੜ੍ਹਾਣਾ (caṛhāṇā)

Shahmukhi: چاڑھنا (cāṛhnā), چَڑھاݨا (caṛhāṇā)
Romanian: încărca (ro)
Russian: зака́чивать (ru) impf (zakáčivatʹ), закача́ть (ru) pf (zakačátʹ), вка́чивать (ru) impf (vkáčivatʹ), вкача́ть (ru) pf (vkačátʹ), загружа́ть (ru) impf (zagružátʹ), загрузи́ть (ru) pf (zagruzítʹ), залива́ть (ru) impf (zalivátʹ), зали́ть (ru) pf (zalítʹ) (colloquial)
Sanskrit: उपारोपण n (upāropaṇa)
Scottish Gaelic: luchdaich a-nìos
Serbo-Croatian:
Latin: prenositi (sh), transferirati, otpremiti (sh), poslati (sh), postaviti (sh), izbaciti (sh)
Slovak: nahrať pf, odovzdať pf, poslať pf, odoslať pf
Spanish: subir (es), cargar (es), subir cibernéticamente, cibersubir
Swedish: ladda upp (sv)
Tamil: அப்லோட் பண்ணு (aplōṭ paṇṇu), பதிவேற்று (pativēṟṟu)
Thai: อัปโหลด (áp-lòot)
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: заванта́жувати impf (zavantážuvaty), заванта́жити pf (zavantážyty)
Urdu: چَڑْھانا (caṛhānā)
Vietnamese: tải lên
Walloon: eberweter (wa)
Welsh: llwytho i fyny, llwytho lan

Noun

upload (plural uploads)

Such a file transfer.

Antonyms

download

Derived terms

UL, ul, u/l, U/L (abbreviation)
reupload

Translations

file transfer — see also post

Arabic: تَحْمٍيْل (taḥmīl)
Catalan: pujada (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 上傳 / 上传 (zh) (shàngchuán)
Cornish: ughkarg m
Esperanto: alŝuto
Finnish: tiedoston lataus; uppaus (nerd speak)
French: envoi (fr), téléversement (fr) m
Galician: subida f
Georgian: ატვირთვა (aṭvirtva)
German: Upload (de) m
Greek: ανέβασμα (el) n (anévasma), αναφόρτωση f (anafórtosi)
Hindi: उपारोपण m (upāropaṇ)
Hungarian: feltöltés (hu)
Icelandic: upphal n
Indonesian: unggah (id)
Irish: uaslódáil f
Italian: upload (it) m, caricamento (it) m
Japanese: アップロード (ja) (appurōdo)
Kapampangan: lulan
Khmer: ផ្ទុកឡើង (phtuklaəng)
Korean: 업로드 (eopnodeu), 올리기 (ko) (olligi)
Macedonian: подигање n (podiganje)
Malay: muat naik
Persian:
Iranian Persian: بارْگُذاری (bârgozâri)
Portuguese: carregamento (pt), upload (pt) m
Russian: зака́чивание (ru) n (zakáčivanije), зака́чка (ru) f (zakáčka), загру́зка (ru) f (zagrúzka), зали́вка (ru) f (zalívka) (colloquial)
Sanskrit: उपारोपण n (upāropaṇa)
Spanish: subida (es) f, carga (es) f, subimiento cibernético m, cibersubimiento m
Swedish: uppladdning (sv) c
Tamil: அப்லோட் (aplōṭ), பதிவேற்றம் (pativēṟṟam)
Ukrainian: заванта́ження n (zavantážennja)
Vietnamese: truyền lên
Walloon: eberwetaedje (wa) m

References

^ CBC News (1 September 2023 (last accessed)), “Dakota Brasier”, in CBC‎^[1], CBC, archived from the original on 2 September 2023
^ Josh Pringle (27 November 2021), “Property taxes shouldn't pay for provincial highways': Ottawa mayor supports calls to upload Hwy. 174 to the province”, in CTV News‎^[2], CTV News, archived from the original on 01 September 2023
^ CBC News (1 September 2023 (last accessed)), “Dakota Brasier”, in CBC‎^[3], CBC, archived from the original on 2 September 2023

Anagrams

load up

Chinese

Etymology

From English upload.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ap¹ lou¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ap¹ lou¹
  - Yale: āp lōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ap⁷ lou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: eb¹ lou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

upload

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to upload

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 上載 (“to upload”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		上載, 上傳
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	上傳
Cantonese	Hong Kong	上載, upload, up
Southern Min	Taipei	ap-lóo, 傳起去, 上傳

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʏp.loːt/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: up‧load

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English upload.

Noun

upload m (plural uploads, diminutive uploadje n)

upload (file transfer)

Related terms

uploaden

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

upload

inflection of uploaden:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English upload.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌupiˈlowd͡ʒ(i)/

Noun

upload m (plural uploads)

upload (file transfer to central storage)
Synonym: carregamento

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