Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

    The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.

    peppig, aufgedreht

    быстрыйbystryj

  2. Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.

    Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

    He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.

    fröhlich, optimistisch, heiter und zuversichtlich gestimmt

    жизнера́достныйžiznerádostnyj, бо́дрыйbódryj

More definitions
  • pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom is upbeat.

    У Тома піднесений настрій.

    ruТом оптимистичен.

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  2. Do you think Tom is upbeat?

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  3. What's your favorite upbeat song?

    ruКакая у тебя любимая весёлая песня?

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  4. You're always so positive and upbeat.

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  5. You are always so positive and upbeat.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat:
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat:
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.:

Origin

From up- + beat.

From up- + beat.

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Forms

more upbeat, most upbeat
Comparativemore upbeat Lesson
Superlativemost upbeat Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
optimistic:downbeat

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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