upload

verb

up·​load (ˌ)əp-ˈlōd  ˈəp-ˌlōd 

uploaded; uploading; uploads

transitive verb

: to transfer (something, such as data or files) from a computer or other digital device to the memory of another device (such as a larger or remote computer) especially via the Internet

Examples of upload in a Sentence

She uploaded the pictures from her digital camera to her computer.

upload files to the Internet

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 2,500 readers posted a face to indicate their feelings on the English-language post uploaded to Sczczerek's personal page; more than 1,300 responded to apparently mock it with a laughing face, while almost 1,000 chose an angry red face. —Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Journalists in Gaza do this work while also searching for food and drinking water for their families, and while searching for charging stations for their phones and for an internet connection to upload their material to editors for the world to see. —Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025

Anyhow, the good people at Baywatch occasionally upload short high-resolution clips of the series to YouTube, so 12-year-old Michelle Williams' big scene is right here, ready to blow your mind. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Users can interact with Claude using text, voice, or even upload documents for analysis. —Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for upload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

upload

verb

up·​load ˌəp-ˈlōd 

ˈəp-ˌ

: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device