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stepped up

stepped up is the simple past and past participle of step up.

Meaning of step up

Verb (1)

step up (third-person singular simple present steps up, present participle stepping up, simple past and past participle stepped up)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
    • Near-synonym: level up
    Synonyms:
    level up

Verb (2)

step up (third-person singular simple present steps up, present participle stepping up, simple past and past participle stepped up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To assume or take responsibility.
    • Won't anyone step up to the challenge?
    Synonyms:
    volunteer, offer

Questions about stepped up

What is stepped up the simple past and past participle of?
Stepped up is the simple past and past participle of step up.

Words near stepped up in the dictionary

  1. stepped pyramid
  2. stepped pyramids
  3. stepped reckoner
  4. stepped reckoners
  5. stepped to
  6. stepped up
  7. stepped up one's game
  8. stepped up to the plate
  9. stepped-up
  10. steppedst
  11. steppeland

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