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downloaded

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈdaʊnˌɫoʊdɪd// UK //dˈaʊnləʊdɪd// down·load·ed

v. to copy a file, program, or information from the internet or a larger computer system to your own device.

v. to transfer data from a remote system, such as a server or a cloud platform, to a local device. The past tense or past participle form of the transitive verb.


SIMPLE

I downloaded the new app onto my phone this morning.

CONTEXTUAL

Once the user has downloaded the software update, the system will prompt for a restart to complete the installation.

COMPLEX

The researcher downloaded several gigabytes of raw climate data from the public repository to perform a local analysis of temperature trends over the last decade.

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The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, typically the file or data being moved.

Pitfall

I downloaded to my computer the fileI downloaded the file to my computerThe direct object should follow the verb immediately; do not place the destination prepositional phrase between the verb and its object.

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