"upvote" meaning in English

See upvote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌpˌvəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌpˌvoʊt/ [General-American], [ˈʌpˌβoʊt] [General-American], [ˈʌp̪ˌvoʊt] [General-American] Forms: upvotes [plural]
Etymology: From up- + vote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|vote}} up- + vote Head templates: {{en-noun}} upvote (plural upvotes)
  1. (Internet, Reddit) A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Reddit
    Sense id: en-upvote-en-noun--KTZXQzD

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌpˌvəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌpˌvoʊt/ [General-American], [ˈʌpˌβoʊt] [General-American], [ˈʌp̪ˌvoʊt] [General-American] Forms: upvotes [present, singular, third-person], upvoting [participle, present], upvoted [participle, past], upvoted [past]
Etymology: From up- + vote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|vote}} up- + vote Head templates: {{en-verb}} upvote (third-person singular simple present upvotes, present participle upvoting, simple past and past participle upvoted)
  1. (transitive, Internet, Reddit) To vote for, increasing a cumulative tally of popularity. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet, Reddit Translations (to vote for, increasing a tally): (zàn) (Chinese Mandarin), upvoten (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-upvote-en-verb-OEyoKFpL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 41 59

Inflected forms

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