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- 1. an increase in the amount, speed, or intensity of something: "the recent stepping-up of the campaign"
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1. a. : to make the effort required to provide information, make a claim, volunteer, etc. She stepped up to claim responsibility. see also step up to the plate. b. : to succeed in meeting a challenge (as by increased effort or improved performance)
A STEP UP definition: 1. an improvement or increase over what went before: 2. an occasion when someone is helped to…. Learn more.
1. (transitive) to increase or raise by stages; accelerate. 2. (intransitive) to make progress or effect an advancement; be promoted. 3. See step up to the plate. adjective step-up (prenominal) 4. (of a transformer) increasing a low voltage applied to the primary winding to a higher voltage on the secondary winding.
verb. tr to increase or raise by stages; accelerate. intr to make progress or effect an advancement; be promoted. step up to the plate. baseball to move into batting position. to come forward and take responsibility for something. adjective.
Jun 22, 2024 · The meaning of A STEP UP/DOWN is more/less important, challenging, etc., than something had before. How to use a step up/down in a sentence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use step-up in a sentence He urged him to “force the president to step up to the plate and take responsibility for his actions.”
step something up. to increase the amount, speed, etc. of something. He has stepped up his training to prepare for the race. The teaching unions are stepping up industrial action in support of their pay claim. If he wants to win this election, he really needs to step it up (= put in more effort).
