upskill
verb/ˈʌpskɪl/
/ˈʌpskɪl/
[transitive, intransitive] (business)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they upskill | /ˈʌpskɪl/ /ˈʌpskɪl/ |
| he / she / it upskills | /ˈʌpskɪlz/ /ˈʌpskɪlz/ |
| past simple upskilled | /ˈʌpskɪld/ /ˈʌpskɪld/ |
| past participle upskilled | /ˈʌpskɪld/ /ˈʌpskɪld/ |
| -ing form upskilling | /ˈʌpskɪlɪŋ/ /ˈʌpskɪlɪŋ/ |
- upskill (somebody) to teach somebody new skills; to learn new skills
- The company has invested heavily in upskilling its workforce.
- a course for salespeople wanting to upskill in database management
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