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1. phrasal verbIf something perks you up or if you perk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed. He perks up and jokes with them. [VERB PARTICLE] ...suggestions to make you smile and perk you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verbIf you perk something up, you make it more interesting. To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with localproduce. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable storyline. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verbIf sales, prices, or economies perk up, or if something perks them up, they begin to increase or improve. [journalism] House prices could perk up during the autumn. [VERB PARTICLE] Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] More Synonyms of perk up See full dictionary entry for perkperk up in British Englishverb (adverb)1. to make or become more cheerful, hopeful, or lively 2. to rise or cause to rise briskly the dog's ears perked up 3. (transitive) to make smarter in appearance she perked up her outfit with a bright scarf 4. (intransitive) Australian slang to vomit Word origin C14 perk, perhaps from Norman French perquer; see perch1Examples of 'perk up' in a sentenceperk up Chinese translation of 'perk up' vi - (= cheer up)
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Definition to make or become more cheerful She perked up and began to laugh. phrasal verbSee perk something or someone upAdditional synonymsDefinition to make or become cheerful Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little. Synonyms cheer up, rally, take heart, perk up, buck up (informal), become cheerful Definition to make or become more cheerful or confident After half-time we started to buck up. Synonyms rally, brighten, cheer up, take heart, perk upDefinition to improve Things are looking up in the computer industry. Synonyms improve, develop, advance, pick up, progress, come along, get better, shape up (informal), perk up, ameliorate, show improvement - perjury
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Additional synonymsDefinition to recover (sometimes only temporarily) from an illness He rallied enough to thank his doctor. Synonyms recover, improve, pick up, revive, get better, come round, perk up, recuperate, turn the corner, pull through, take a turn for the better, regain your strength, get your second wind, be on the mend Definition (of a person) to regain health, spirits, or composure He is recovering after sustaining a knee injury. Synonyms get better, improve, get well, recuperate, pick up, heal, revive, come round, bounce back, mend, turn the corner, pull through, convalesce, be on the mend, take a turn for the better, get back on your feet, feel yourself again, regain your health or strength Definition to recover from illness or exhaustion I went away to the country to recuperate. Synonyms recover, improve, pick up, get better, mend, turn the corner, convalesce, be on the mend, get back on your feet, regain your health Definition to make or become lively or active again an attempt to revive the economy Synonyms revitalize, restore, rally, renew, renovate, rekindle, kick-start (informal), breathe new life into, invigorate, reanimate Investors failed to take heart from the stronger yen. Synonyms be encouraged, be comforted, cheer up, perk up, brighten up, be heartened, buck up (informal), derive comfort |