update
To provide current information or make something current
Examples
In a meeting
“Can you update the team on where we stand with the client negotiations?”
Over coffee
“Update me on what happened after I left the party.”
Why this word
report
Update emphasizes sharing recent changes or progress, while report is a formal comprehensive account
news
Update specifically communicates changes since last contact, while news is general new information
summary
Update focuses on what's changed or progressed, while summary recaps everything including unchanged items
Usage tip
Use when sharing new information or requesting current status; essential for keeping everyone informed
Etymology
English: up (to a higher level) + date (current time)
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broach
To bring up or introduce a topic for discussion
concise
Giving a lot of information clearly in few words.
ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; not clear or decided.
convey
To communicate or make an idea, feeling, or meaning known.
reiterate
To say something again for emphasis or clarity.
paraphrase
To restate something in different words to make it clearer or shorter.