download

A file received from another computer, or the process of receiving it over a network.

• The download is almost finished.
• All your downloads are in this folder.
• The website offers a free download of the song.

Common phrases: free download, start a download, music download, slow download

To copy a file from another computer to your device over a network.

• Download the app to your phone.
• I downloaded three songs yesterday.
• Have you downloaded the latest update?

How to use it: download something from something (You can download the form from our website.); download something to something (I downloaded the photos to my laptop.)

Opposites: upload

Common phrases: download an app, download a file, download from something

If a file does this, it moves from another computer to your device over a network.

• The file is downloading now.
• The update downloaded automatically last night.
• Why is this video downloading so slowly?

How to use it: download to something (The files download to your chosen folder.)

Common phrases: download automatically, download slowly, download to something