tʃɪr ʌp
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- cheer
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "cheer up" mean?
- To become happier
- To make someone feel happier
Examples
- Cheer up! Things will get better.
- The good news really cheered me up.
- I bought her flowers to cheer her up.
- He always knows how to cheer up the team.
- The sunny weather helped cheer everyone up.
How to use it
'Cheer up!' alone is a common encouragement. Can be transitive (cheer someone up) or intransitive (I cheered up).
Word order
Object can go between: 'cheer someone up' or 'cheer up the patient'
Similar expressions
brighten
uplift
encourage
console
Opposites
depress
sadden
discourage
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
Use it in a practice answer
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