Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)To refresh, enliven, or restore.

    I need some coffee to pep me up.

    Watering my houseplants really pepped them up.

  2. (informal)To make stronger or more interesting.

    We're looking for ideas to pep up the new ad campaign.

    make more interesting or lively

Examples

2 sentences

  1. His arrival pepped up the party.

    deSein Erscheinen brachte die Feier in Schwung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Pep yourself up, woman!

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Forms

peps up, pepping up, pepped up, pepped up
Base formpep up · to pep up
3rd person singularpeps up
Present participlepepping up
Past simplepepped up
Past participlepepped up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypep up
he, she, itpeps up

Past simpleLesson

all personspepped up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pep up

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedpeppeppinesspeppypick-me-up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
peopleA1people'speppepperA2peppercornpeppermint
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