to step up
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /stɛp ʌp/
:
aumentar
- But sometimes as an artist, you have to step up.
- step up efforts
- step up activities
- step up surveillance
I'm asking you to step up your commitment.
- I'm asking you to step up your commitment.
- We know the value of daily training and I'm asking you to step it up.
- Even power hip hop should step up.
- After that, maybe step it up to Ferrari or Lambeau to kind of close out the week.
- So in essence this tech when it worked would enable you to step up to the next image quality and or resolution level.
- And stepping up in your power is really the way to get and to have a woman's heart.
Examples
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Yeah, you know, the older you get, the more you have to step up your game, I guess.
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Governments also need to step up the monitoring and surveillance of river flows, groundwater levels, and watershed health.
Academic text (2005) -
You have to step up and claim that, and I want you to do that.
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I want them to step up on their own and and do more.
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I'm asking you to step up your commitment.
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And so we need folks to step up and serve to try to fix what's wrong.
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And with the way our new members are slacking, we're gonna have to step it up.
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Also, during 1986, President Ronald Reagan stepped up the push to put drug smuggling on the international diplomatic agenda.
Academic text (1994) -
In 1988, Colombia strengthened its original agrarian reform legislation and stepped up efforts to redistribute land.
Academic text (2001) -
The team needs to step up their efforts to meet the project deadline.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something larger or more in number
∞
2.9
To make an amount, level, or value higher
904
1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
822
1.8
Make something larger in number, amount or degree
454
1.5
To become higher in price or amount
220
5.5
To become larger, more serious, or more intense
207
3.0
Increase slowly over time
161
2.5
To make something move or happen faster
128
3.9
To move something to a higher place or level
110
4.0
Make something stronger or more intense
76
4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
57
3.4
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
57
4.5
To increase something gradually in stages
52
5.3
To make something bigger by adding more to it
52
4.1
To rise very quickly to a high level
47
4.1
To increase something, especially its amount or speed
44
4.1
To make something larger, stronger, or more important
39
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
39
3.9
To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly
34
4.5
To make something stronger or more effective
25
3.6
To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount
25
4.1
Rise quickly to a much higher level
23
3.4
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
23
4.0
To move or work faster
18
6.7
To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce
12
5.9
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
9
3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
9
1.3
Make an amount or level higher
5
4.2
To go up slowly in small amounts
3
2.5
To start moving faster
3
4.8
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
2
4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
1
5.8
To make something much more powerful or effective
1
4.4
To try harder or work faster to reach a goal
1
4.4
To start working faster and harder
1
4.6
To make something faster or more active
1
7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
1
3.9
Move or work faster to finish sooner
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to take action or become more involved' is partially derivable from 'step' (move into a role) + 'up' (move to a higher level or increase), so learners can infer a general notion of increasing involvement. However, the specific pragmatic meaning of 'accepting responsibility' or 'making oneself visible' is a metaphorical extension and not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Step up comes from the simple image of putting your foot on a higher step and moving up, which makes you higher or stronger. So it now means 'to increase' the amount, speed, or intensity of something.