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to upvote

to upvote

2 5.5
To click to show you approve a post on a website
  • verb
  • /ˈʌpˌvoʊt/
  • Texting
translation icon : votar positivamente
  • Responses to posted questions can be "upvoted" by others on the site, giving the student who offered the response a "karma point."

OK, well, maybe you can take a screenshot or maybe you can upvote someone.

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Examples

  • I upvoted your comment because you elucidated your argument and distilled much of my thesis very coherently.

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  • The most upvoted and visited works get a spot on the front page, something coveted by many users.

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  • When you post work, people can upvote it there too.

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  • I know little and contribute less, yet the kind people here sometimes upvote me.

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  • It's unbelievable what people will upvote sometimes, right?

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  • Thank you to everyone who upvoted this post so it got the attention of the BBC.

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  • You can upvote or downvote articles, and they are naturally ordered by how often your followers mentioned them.

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  • After reading my article, many users decided to upvote it to show their approval.

  • He encouraged his followers to upvote the video if they enjoyed it.

  • On the forum, members can upvote replies they find helpful to promote quality content.

Antonyms

to downvote
  • Texting
1 4.9

To give a negative vote to a post or comment online

How Positive

to endorse
183 4.2
to upvote
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2 5.5
to like
1.0
to ignore
1.0
to downvote
  • Texting
1 4.9

Surface Forms

upvote infinitive
upvoted past
upvoted past participle
upvoting present participle
upvotes third person singular

Morphology

upvote = vote (transparent) = up + vote

The verb is directly formed by adding 'up' to the verb 'vote' to indicate giving a positive vote; the relation is semantically transparent.

Etymology

Upvote The verb upvote comes from up- ('higher') and vote ('a choice or approval') and pictures the action of giving a 'thumbs up' on a website. So to upvote something is to give a positive vote to show you agree or like it online.