cheer up

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cheer up

verb cheers up · cheering up · cheered up

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To become happier or less downcast. I cheered up after seeing the results.

    Similar: blithen, liven up, perk up

  2. idiomatic, transitive To make someone happier or less downcast. The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.

    Similar: cheer, perk up, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content, delight · Opposite: depress

interjection

  1. An encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy. Cheer up! Things could be worse.

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verb to become happy

Españolanimarse
日本語勇む isamu, 勇み立つ isamitatsu
中文振作 zhènzuò, 振作起來 /振作起来 zhènzuò qǐlái
Portuguêsanimar-se
Deutschbessere Laune bekommen, aufheitern, aufmuntern, fröhlicher stimmen
Italianoincoraggiare, sostenere, invogliare, rallegrarsi
Românăbucura, înveseli, dispune
Русскийутеша́ться utešátʹsja, уте́шиться utéšitʹsja, развесели́ться razveselítʹsja, воодушевля́ться vooduševljátʹsja, воодушеви́ться vooduševítʹsja

verb to make someone happy

Españolanimar, alegrar, beatificar
日本語励ます hagemasu, 元気づける genki-dzukeru
Portuguêsanimar
Françaisremonter le moral
Deutschaufmuntern, ermuntern, ermutigen, erheitern
Italianosollevare il morale, rallegrare
Ελληνικάχαροποιώ charopoió, ενθαρύνω entharýno
Русскийободря́ть obodrjátʹ, ободри́ть obodrítʹ, уте́шить utéšitʹ, развесели́ть razveselítʹ, воодушевля́ть vooduševljátʹ, воодушеви́ть vooduševítʹ

intj an encouragement

Españolánimo
한국어힘내라! himnaera!, 기운내라! giunnaera!
日本語元気出して! genki dashite!
中文開心點 /开心点
Portuguêsanime-se
Françaiscourage
DeutschKopf hoch!
Italianocoraggio!, forza!
Ελληνικάκουράγιο! kourágio!
Românăhaiǃ, curajǃ, nu te daǃ, capul susǃ
Русскийвы́ше го́лову! výše gólovu!, не па́дайте ду́хом! ne pádajte dúxom!, не па́дай ду́хом! ne pádaj dúxom!, не уныва́йте! ne unyvájte!, не уныва́й! ne unyváj!

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@misc{cheer_up_2026,
  title = {cheer up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheer%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}