单词 | pearten |
释义 | peartenv. English regional (chiefly west midlands) and U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). 1. transitive. To cheer, gladden; to enliven, animate; to hurry, chivvy. Frequently with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] to mend a person's cheera1325 raisec1384 cherishc1400 rehetec1400 blithec1440 cheer1440 lightena1450 light?1473 embellish1481 hearten1524 exhilarate1540 laetificate1547 to cheer up1550 lift1572 to do a person's heart good1575 acheera1592 upcheerc1595 cherry1596 relevate1598 encheer1605 brighten1607 buoy1652 undumpisha1661 to lift (up) a person's spirits1711 cheerfulize1781 blithen1824 pearten1827 chirk1843 to chipper up1873 to chirp up188. to buck up1909 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > cause to be done rapidly > hasten or hurry > a person buskc1390 enhaste1430 post1570 bustle1575 expede1600 post-haste1607 pearten1827 crowd1838 scuffle1838 rush1889 1827 A. Sherwood Gazetteer Georgia 139 Provincialisms..Pertend up, for better, more cheerful. 1876 S. Lanier & C. Lanier in Scribner's Monthly May 144/2 Lord, peerten de hoein' fas'. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Peärten, peärtle,..to revive; to enliven; to cheer... ‘'Er quoite pyurtled 'im ŏop w'en 'er come wŏam’. 1890 Catholic World Nov. 250 You better fetch it; an' be peart, too, or I'm gwine pearten you wid er fence-rail. 1902 H. C. Moore in Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 447/1 [Herefordshire] Your missus have peartened me, I was never so peartened in all my life. 1962 W. Dykeman Tall Woman 167 Peartens a feller up best to see homefolks. 2. intransitive. To become more cheerful, lively, or animated; to hurry. Usually with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > become cheerful or cheer up cheer?1553 to look up1600 come1607 to cheer up1620 exhilarate1620 brighten1692 to come to1765 to come about1775 spurk1823 to hearten up1834 to buck up1844 chirk1844 pearten1851 to come around1853 to liven up1863 to chipper up1867 lighten1873 pep1910 to lighten up1911 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] > make cheerful and lively alacriate1560 enlivea1617 enliven1701 frisk1802 liven1821 pearten1851 effervesce1866 to liven up1873 to hot up1929 goose1970 to funk up1972 to funk out1995 1851 J. J. Hooper Widow Rugby's Husband 78 I peartened up then, and gin him as good as he sent. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Peärten, peärtle,..‘Oh! yo'n soon pearten up, yo' beginnen to look better a' ready’. 1895 Dial. Notes 1 388 Bein's I caint have my druthers an' set still, I cal'late I'd better pearten up an' go 'long. 1900 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 529/2 ‘I des go home an' pearten up er leetle,’ Penny said to the day nurse. 1909 Dial. Notes 3 356 Pearten, v.i. and tr. To hasten, go faster: often with up. ‘We will have to pearten up if we expect to get there on time.’ 1949 H. Hornsby Lonesome Valley v. 70 Crit seemed to pearten up at that. 1986 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 71/1 (Toad) pertens up when the sun shines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1827 |
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