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Meaning: Form or accumulate steadily Classified under: Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Synonyms: work up; build; build up; progress Context examples: Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly / Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...): develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment) Sentence frame: Something ----s
Meaning: Develop Classified under: Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care Synonyms: work up; get up Context example: we worked up an as of an appetite Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...): acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Bolster or strengthen Classified under: Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Synonyms: ramp up; work up; build up; build Context examples: We worked up courage / build up confidence / ramp up security in the airports Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...): increase (make bigger or more) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Come up with Classified under: Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Synonyms: work out; work up Context examples: His colleagues worked out his interesting idea / We worked up an ad for our client Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...): develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something "Happy wife, happy life." (English proverb) "The stripes of a tiger are on the outside; the stripes of a person are on the inside." (Bhutanese proverb) "Oppose your affection to find rationality." (Arabic proverb) "Cover your candle, it will light more." (Egyptian proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of make grow Meaning of increase Pronunciation of develop Meaning of grow Pronunciation of develop
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