Synonyms

cheer up

Idioms

Become or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up. This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did (2 Henry IV, 4:4): “My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself.” [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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“I’m saying it because I’m a nurse, and nurses are supposed to cheer up their patients.”

From Literature

And, hoping to cheer up her son, she produces William from the pantry.

From Los Angeles Times

But she cheered up when they reenacted their fight with the shadows.

From Literature

However, I definitely cheered up when I bumped into a young family enjoying the snow.

From BBC

So cheer up, everyone — it might not happen.

From Salon

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