Pronunciation: /stɛp ɪt/θɪŋz ʌp/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I need to step things up in my English class.
A2 She told me to step it up if I want to pass the exam.
B1 The team needs to step things up if they want to win the championship.
B2 If we want to succeed, we have to step it up and work harder.
C1 The company needs to step things up in order to stay competitive in the market.
C2 In order to achieve our goals, we must step it up and take more risks.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 I need to step things up at work if I want to get a promotion.
A2 She told me I need to step it up with my studying if I want to pass the exam.
B1 The team needs to step things up if they want to win the championship.
B2 In order to meet the deadline, we all need to step it up and work more efficiently.
C1 The company decided to step things up by investing in new technology.
C2 If we want to stay competitive in the market, we need to step it up and innovate our products.
adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
A1 I need to step things up if I want to pass my English test.
A2 She told me to step it up and work harder on my project.
B1 We need to step things up in order to meet the deadline.
B2 The team decided to step it up and increase their productivity.
C1 The company is under pressure to step things up and improve their sales performance.
C2 In order to stay competitive, we must constantly step it up and innovate our products.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 If you want to improve your English, you need to step things up and practice every day.
A2 To pass the exam, you should step it up and study harder.
B1 In order to succeed in this project, we need to step things up and increase our productivity.
B2 The team needs to step it up if they want to meet the deadline.
C1 To stay competitive in the market, the company must step things up and innovate constantly.
C2 The manager told the team they needed to step it up if they wanted to achieve their goals.
formal It is imperative that we step things up in order to meet the project deadline.
informal Hey, we need to step it up if we want to finish on time.
slang Come on guys, let's step things up and get this done!
figurative If you want to succeed, you need to step it up and put in more effort.
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