step up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar aumento de esforços, intensidade ou responsabilidade, ou para dar um passo à frente e tomar providências.

A phrasal verb used to indicate increasing effort, intensity, or responsibility, or to come forward to take action.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Increase or improveinformal

   To increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something.

   Aumentar

   • The company needs to step up its marketing efforts.
   • He stepped up his training for the marathon.
   • We must step up production to meet the deadline.

   Sinônimosaugmentboostenhanceescalateincreaseintensifyraiseramp up

   Antônimosdecreasediminishlessenlowerreduce

2. Take responsibility or actioninformal

   To take action or assume a responsibility, especially in a difficult situation.

   Assumir a responsabilidade

   • When the leader resigned, she stepped up to take charge.
   • It's time for everyone to step up and do their part.
   • He stepped up to help his colleagues during the crisis.

   Sinônimoscome forwardstep forwardtake charge

   Antônimosbackdownshirkshy

Verbo basestep