freshen up
To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractiveTo wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive.
» She freshened herself up before supper.
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18 sentencesMeaning
2 senses(intransitive, reflexive)To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive.
Women spend longer than men at freshening up before going out.
(transitive)To freshen, make fresh, revivify, make new.
- make brighter and prettier
- become or make oneself fresh again
Origin
From freshen + up. Compare Saterland Frisian apfriskje (“to refresh, freshen up”), West FrFrom freshen + up. Compare Saterland Frisian apfriskje (“to refresh, freshen up”), West Frisian opfrisje (“to refresh, freshen up”), Dutch opfrissen (“to refresh, freshen up”), German auffrischen (“to refresh, freshen up”).
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Forms
freshens up, freshening up, freshened up, freshened upirregular
| Base form | freshen up · to freshen up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | freshens up |
| Present participle | freshening up |
| Past simple | freshened up |
| Past participle | freshened up |
Tenses
freshen up · freshened up · will freshen up · have freshened upPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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