How to spell up-to-date

hear it/'əp_tə'deɪt/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Current with the latest trends or information.

In a sentence: My toy robot is super cool because it stays up-to-date with new tricks!

Same family: update, updated, updating, current, modern. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The expression "up-to-date" grew from the idea of being "up" (caught up) to the present "date" on a calendar. It became common in the late 1800s to describe people, styles, or information that were fully current and modern.

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