Word: upgrading
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: up
gra
ding
Definition: Present participle of upgrade; the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: grade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To organize in grades.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.