psych up
psych up · psychs up · psyched up · psyching up
To motivate, encourage or mentally prepareTo motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.
» How do you psych yourself up before matches?
Meaning
1 sensesTo motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.
More definitions
- get excited or stimulated
Examples
4 sentencesHow do you psych yourself up before matches?
Are you going to psych yourself up before the match?
Aren't you going to psych yourself up before the match?
Psych yourself up for it.
Forms
psychs up, psyching up, psyched up, psyched up| Base form | psych up · to psych up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | psychs up |
| Present participle | psyching up |
| Past simple | psyched up |
| Past participle | psyched up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- get excited or stimulated:hype up
Lessons 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