upbeat
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beatHaving a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
» Tom is upbeat.
Том оптимистичен. — paul_lingvo
Том радостен. — paul_lingvo
У Тома піднесений настрій. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesHaving 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
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
- pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
Examples
15 sentencesTom is upbeat.
У Тома піднесений настрій. — deniko
ruТом оптимистичен. — paul_lingvo
Do you think Tom is upbeat?
What's your favorite upbeat song?
ruКакая у тебя любимая весёлая песня? — Wezel
You're always so positive and upbeat.
You are always so positive and upbeat.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From up- + beat.From up- + beat.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more upbeat, most upbeat| Comparative | more upbeat Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most upbeat Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic:cheerful
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.