German word

hochladen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈhoːxˌlaːdən/

Meaning

  • verbupload

Example

Ich lade das Foto hoch.

I'm uploading the photo.

Illustration for hochladen (upload)

More examples

Ich habe das Foto gerade hochgeladen.

I have just uploaded the photo.

Core concept

A file moves from a nearby device into a higher, remote digital destination.

Common phrases

  • eine Datei hochladen

    upload a file

  • ein Foto hochladen

    upload a photograph

  • auf die Website hochladen

    upload to the website

Similar words

uploaden: To upload a file to a website or cloud service in informal speech.
anhängen: To attach a file to an email or chat so the recipient receives it.
teilen: To share a file or link so other people can access it.

Definition in German

Ein trennbares Verb, das das Übertragen einer Datei vom eigenen Gerät in einen entfernten Speicherort oder ins Netz bezeichnet.

Word origin

Hochladen combines the German elements hoch, meaning up or high, and laden, meaning load, extending physical loading to digital transfer.

Usage tips

  • Hochladen is separable in main clauses, as in Ich lade das Foto hoch, but stays together in subordinate clauses, as in dass ich das Foto hochlade.

Opposites

Related words

  • das Hochladenuploadingnoun
  • hochgeladenuploadedadjective

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