Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To become happier or less downcast.

    I cheered up after seeing the results.

    bessere Laune bekommen, aufheitern, aufmuntern

    утеша́тьсяutešátʹsja, уте́шитьсяutéšitʹsja, развесели́тьсяrazveselítʹsja

    become cheerful

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To make someone happier or less downcast.

    The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.

    aufmuntern, ermuntern, ermutigen

    ободря́тьobodrjátʹ, ободри́тьobodrítʹ, уте́шитьutéšitʹ

Examples

232 sentences
  1. We tried to cheer Tom up.

    Ми спробували підбадьорити Тома.

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  2. I cheered myself up by listening to music.

    Я підняв собі настрій, послухавши музику.

    deIch heiterte mich durch Musikhören auf.

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  3. We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.

    Ми спробували пожвавити його, вивозячи прогулятись.

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  4. Tom was obviously trying to cheer Mary up.

    Том, очевидно, намагався підбадьорити Мері.

    deTom wollte Maria offensichtlich aufmuntern.

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  5. It'll cheer you up.

    Це тебе розвеселить.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to become happy:
to make someone happy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to become happy:
to make someone happy:

Forms

cheers up, cheering up, cheered up, cheered up
Base formcheer up · to cheer up
3rd person singularcheers up
Present participlecheering up
Past simplecheered up
Past participlecheered up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycheer up
he, she, itcheers up

Past simpleLesson

all personscheered up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cheered up
he, she, ithas cheered up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cheer up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

40 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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