cheer(someone)up
phrasal verbwithcheerverb[I]uk/tʃɪər/us/tʃɪr/
B2
If someonecheersup, or somethingcheerssomeone up, theystarttofeelhappier:
She wassickso Isenther someflowerstocheerher up.
Hecheeredupattheprospectof ameal.
Cheer up! It's not thatbad!
She wentshoppingtocheerherselfup.
- All myattemptstocheerher upprovedfutile.
- Nothing I could say wouldcheerher up.
- Mydogcame andnuzzledmyfoottotryandcheerme up.
- Hetriedtocheerher up butfoundhimselfunequalto thetask.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- dosomeonethe world of goodidiom
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- jovially
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
- ultra-civilized
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Feeling pleasure and happiness