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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

up one's game en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of step up one's game.
    • He wondered if any of the boys had a grandmother like his, a woman with knowledge and secrets and a gentle habit of helping you up your game. 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 49:
    • "Rail has a good basis for promoting green travel options, but we can't rest on our laurels. We need to keep on moving forwards because other modes are upping their games as well," says Brennan-Brown. 2020 December 16, Daniel Puddicombe, “Treated DMUs become cleaner and greener”, in Rail, page 47:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
upping one's game Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ups one's game Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
upped one's game Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
upped one's game Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

step up one's game