upbeat
An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phraseAn unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
» Tom is upbeat.
Том оптимистичен. — paul_lingvo
Том радостен. — paul_lingvo
У Тома піднесений настрій. — deniko
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1 sensesAn unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.
Auftakt
затактzatakt
an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
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
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From up- + beat.From up- + beat.
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Forms
plural: upbeatsSynonyms
13 synonyms- an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure):offbeat
- a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous:wellbeingwell-beingwelfareeudaemoniaeudaimonia
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.