cheer up

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cheer up

She gave him a small gift to cheer up her friend.

Definition

Verb (phrasal verb): 1. To become happier or more cheerful: To stop feeling sad or downhearted and start feeling more positive and lively. 2. To make someone feel happier or more cheerful: To help someone who is sad or discouraged feel better, more hopeful, or more enthusiastic.

Usage
  • Intransitive use (no direct object): When the subject is the person who becomes happier.
    • Structure: Subject + cheer up.
    • Example: "He was gloomy this morning, but he cheered up after hearing the good news."
  • Transitive use (with a direct object): When the subject makes another person (the object) feel better.
    • Structure: Subject + cheer up + object.
    • Example: "I brought her flowers to cheer her up."
Examples
  • Intransitive:
    • Cheer up! Things will get better soon.
    • The weather was depressing, but everyone cheered up when the sun came out.
  • Transitive:
    • We told funny stories to cheer up our friend who was feeling sick.
    • A phone call from her grandson always cheers her up.
Advanced Usage
  • Imperative Mood for Encouragement: Often used as a direct command ("Cheer up!") to encourage someone to feel better. This is a very common and friendly usage.
    • Example: "Cheer up, it's not the end of the world!"
  • Separable Phrasal Verb: When used with a pronoun object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them), the pronoun must go between the verb and the particle.
    • Correct: "That song really cheered me up."
    • Less Common: "That song really cheered up me."
Variants and Related Words
  • Cheer (verb): To shout encouragement or praise; to give comfort or hope to.
    • Example: "The crowd cheered for the team."
  • Cheerful (adjective): Noticeably happy and optimistic.
    • Example: "She has a cheerful disposition."
  • Cheering (adjective / noun): Giving comfort or joy; shouts of encouragement.
    • Example: "The cheering crowd lifted the team's spirits."
Synonyms
  • Brighten (up): To become or make more cheerful or lively.
    • Example: "Her smile brightened up the room."
  • Perk up: To become more cheerful, lively, or energetic.
    • Example: "He perked up after a cup of coffee."
  • Buck up (informal): To become more cheerful or to make someone more cheerful.
    • Example: "Buck up! You can try again tomorrow."
  • Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.
    • Example: "His coach encouraged him after the loss."
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Lighten up (informal): To become more relaxed and less serious.
    • Example: "Lighten up! It was just a joke."
  • Liven up: To become or make more lively and exciting.
    • Example: "The party livened up when the music started."
Related Idioms
  • A sight for sore eyes: Someone or something that is very pleasant or welcome to see, often cheering someone up.
    • Example: "After a long journey, my bed was a sight for sore eyes."
  • Look on the bright side: To find positive aspects in a bad situation.
    • Example: "I know you're disappointed, but look on the bright side—you learned a lot from the experience."
cheer up

She gave him a small gift to cheer up her friend.

Verb
  1. become cheerful
  2. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
    • She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

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