brighten up

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪtən ʌp/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔn̩ ʌp/

Verb

brighten up (third-person singular simple present brightens up, present participle brightening up, simple past and past participle brightened up)

(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter
(transitive) To make cheerful.
Her kindness brightened up my day.

You can brighten up a room by hanging new wallpaper.
(intransitive) To become more attractive.

Translations

to become brighter

Estonian: selginema
French: éclaircir (fr)
German: aufhellen (de) (reflexive), aufklaren (de), aufheitern (de)
Hungarian: felcsillan (hu)
Japanese: 輝く (ja) (kagayaku)

to make cheerful

German: aufhellen (de), aufheitern (de)

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