upbeat en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ʌpˈbit/
Etymology
From up- + beat.
Meanings
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Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
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Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.
2022 August 24, Steve Murphy tells Paul Stephen, “Rail + property: a winning combination”, in RAIL, number 964, page 48:Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most upbeat | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more upbeat | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| up-beat | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
downbeat (antonym(s) of “optimistic”)
Deriveds
Translations (43)
sv livad (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · de heiter und zuversichtlich gestimmt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv upptempo (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · de aufgedreht (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ru быстрый (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · kk сейдін (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu szapora (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · hu (describing a type of csárdás) friss (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · fr optimiste (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi nopeatempoinen (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv munter (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu derűlátó (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de optimistisch (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja アップビートの (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja 明るい (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu gyors (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ru жизнера́достный (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu jókedvű (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · tr vurgusuz tempolu (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv upprymd (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi myönteinen (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de fröhlich (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv pigg (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi nopea (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ro optimist (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de peppig (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · fr entraînant (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · es positivo (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · es optimista (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · tr neşeli (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja アップビートの (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · hu sebes (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · tr iyimser (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · kk көтеріліңкі (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv uppspelt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu pörgős (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv uppåt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv positiv (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu vidám (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ru бо́дрый (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi optimistinen (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · bg оптимистичен (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu optimista (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.)