| VERB | communication | cheer up, cheer, jolly along, jolly up | cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful |
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| communication | cheer up, cheer, chirk up | become cheerful |
| Meaning | Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The good news will cheer up her | |
| Example | "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" | |
| Synonyms | cheer, jolly along, jolly up | |
| Cause to | cheer, cheer up, chirk up | Become cheerful |
| Narrower | amuse | make (somebody) laugh |
| Spanish | alegrar, animar, divertir | |
| Catalan | alegrar, animar, divertir | |
| Meaning | Become cheerful. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | cheer, chirk up | |
| Caused by | cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up | Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful |
| Narrower | exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate | To express great joy |
| lighten, lighten up, buoy up | Become more cheerful | |
| Broader | rejoice, joy | Feel happiness or joy |
| Opposite | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | alegrar, animarse, animar | |
| Catalan | alegrar-se, alegrar, animar, encoratjar, reanimar-se | |
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