liven up

English

Verb

liven up (third-person singular simple present livens up, present participle livening up, simple past and past participle livened up)

1. (transitive) To improve a person's mood by making them more energetic

   Darren looks down at the moment; let's try to liven him up.

2. (intransitive) To become more happy, energetic or positive

   The party livened up after they brought out the cake.

Translations

improve a person's mood

• Irish: beoigh suas
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• Russian: приободрить (ru) (priobodritʹ)

become more happy

• Russian: приободриться (ru) (priobodritʹsja)
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Anagrams

• vulpine