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cheer up en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. An encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy.
    • Cheer up! Things could be worse.

Translations (33)

ro haiǃ (an encouragement) · ro nu te daǃ (an encouragement) · ru не уныва́йте! (an encouragement) · it forza! (an encouragement) · pl głowa do góry (an encouragement) · zh 開心點 /开心点 (an encouragement) · el κουράγιο! (an encouragement) · hu fel a fejjel (an encouragement) · ru не па́дайте ду́хом! (an encouragement) · ru не па́дай ду́хом! (an encouragement) · pl odwagi (an encouragement) · fi piristy! (an encouragement) · fr courage (an encouragement) · it coraggio! (an encouragement) · la relaxō (an encouragement) · de Kopf hoch! (an encouragement) · ko 기운내라! (an encouragement) · ro capul susǃ (an encouragement) · nl kop op (an encouragement) · ja 元気出して! (an encouragement) · ii ꊋꇤ (an encouragement) · hu sebaj (an encouragement) · pl śmiało (an encouragement) · ru вы́ше го́лову! (an encouragement) · pl uszy do góry (an encouragement) · ko 힘내라! (an encouragement) · es ánimo (an encouragement) · ro curajǃ (an encouragement) · ru не уныва́й! (an encouragement) · no opp med hodet (an encouragement) · pt anime-se (an encouragement) · cs hlavu vzhůru! (an encouragement) · hu ne búsulj/szomorkodj (an encouragement)

cheer up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become happier or less downcast.
    • I cheered up after seeing the results.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make someone happier or less downcast.
    • Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight, He that can take or ſlaughter Tamburlaine, Shall rule the Prouince of Albania. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:
    • The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cheering up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cheers up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cheered up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cheered up Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

depress

Deriveds

cheerer-upper

Synonyms

gladden · gay · perk up · turn the frown upside down · enbliss · happify · fetch · blithen · begladden · cheer · perk up · bright · happy · light up · blissen · elevate · cherish · warm someone's heart · laetificate · enrapture · elate · upcheer · raise someone's spirits · exhilarate · cheer up · please · jollify · rejoice · make someone's day · perk up · cheer · content · beatify · gladden someone's heart · delight · hearten · fain · gratify · warm the cockles of someone's heart · liven up

Translations (74)

ru развесели́ть (to make someone happy) · es alegrar (to make someone happy) · eu animatu (to become happy) · tl magpasaya (to make someone happy) · ru ободря́ть (to make someone happy) · de ermuntern (to make someone happy) · pt animar-se (to become happy) · nl opfleuren (to become happy) · ro dispune (to become happy) · ru уте́шиться (to become happy) · fr remonter le moral (to make someone happy) · de erheitern (to make someone happy) · fi piristää (to make someone happy) · fi ilahduttaa (to make someone happy) · ja 勇み立つ (to become happy) · ru воодушевля́ться (to become happy) · io joyigar (to make someone happy) · bg ободрявам (to make someone happy) · es animar (to make someone happy) · tr neşelenmek (to become happy) · cs pookřát (to become happy) · ru развесели́ться (to become happy) · el ενθαρύνω (to make someone happy) · el χαροποιώ (to make someone happy) · ru воодушеви́ть (to make someone happy) · sh razveseliti (to make someone happy) · cmn 振作 (to become happy) · am አስደሰተ (to make someone happy) · es beatificar (to make someone happy) · it sostenere (to become happy) · ru воодушевля́ть (to make someone happy) · de fröhlicher stimmen (to become happy) · no muntre opp (to become happy) · fi piristyä (to become happy) · ja 励ます (to make someone happy) · sv muntra upp (to make someone happy) · pl rozweselić (to make someone happy) · it invogliare (to become happy) · tl sumaya (to become happy) · it rallegrare (to make someone happy) · de aufheitern (to become happy) · la hilarō (to make someone happy) · fi ilahtua (to become happy) · de bessere Laune bekommen (to become happy) · de ermutigen (to make someone happy) · pt animar (to make someone happy) · ru ободри́ть (to make someone happy) · cmn 振作起來 /振作起来 (to become happy) · ru уте́шить (to make someone happy) · nl opkikkeren (to make someone happy) · ro înveseli (to become happy) · hu jókedvre derít (to make someone happy) · mi whakahari (to make someone happy) · ru утеша́ться (to become happy) · hu felvidít (to make someone happy) · eu animatu (to make someone happy) · it incoraggiare (to become happy) · tr keyiflenmek (to become happy) · tr keyiflendirmek (to make someone happy) · ro bucura (to become happy) · it sollevare il morale (to make someone happy) · de aufmuntern (to become happy) · tr neşelendirmek (to make someone happy) · tl magsaya (to become happy) · pl rozchmurzyć się (to become happy) · cs vzmužit se (to become happy) · de aufmuntern (to make someone happy) · ja 勇む (to become happy) · ja 元気づける (to make someone happy) · no muntre opp (to make someone happy) · es animarse (to become happy) · ru воодушеви́ться (to become happy) · cs povzbudit (to make someone happy) · it rallegrarsi (to become happy)