up-to-date
Use Up-to-date in a sentence
təˈdeɪt adjective
1.
(of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
2.
in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
3.
extending to the present time; current; including the latest information or facts: an up-to-date report.
Origin:
1865–70
1865–70
Related forms
up-to-date·ly, adverb
up-to-date·ness, noun
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| up-to-date | |
| —adj | |
| a. modern, current, or fashionable: an up-to-date magazine | |
| b. (predicative): the magazine is up to date | |
| 'up-to-'dately | |
| —adv | |
| 'up-to-'dateness | |
| —n | |
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Up-to-date
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
up-to-date
1868, "right to the present time," from phrase up to date, probably originally from bookkeeping. Meaning "having the latest facts" is recorded from 1889; that of "having current styles and tastes" is from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Even if you're not buying or selling a home, it's important to stay up-to-date.
Tight firewalls and up-to-date antivirus programs will help keep you safe.
There's more up-to-date literature that has the same themes.
All employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
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