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English verb: cheer up | |||
| 1. | cheer up (communication) cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful | ||
| Samples | She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee. | ||
| Examples | The good news will cheer up her | ||
| Synonyms | cheer, jolly along, jolly up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amuse | ||
| Cause | cheer, cheer up, chirk up | ||
| 2. | cheer up (communication) become cheerful | ||
| Synonyms | cheer, chirk up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | joy, rejoice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buoy up, exuberate, exult, jubilate, lighten, lighten up, rejoice, triumph | ||
| Antonyms | complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | ||
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