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cheer up

cheer up

 
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cheer
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to stop being sad or unhappy; become cheerful or more cheerful.
The child cheered up when her father took her to get ice cream.Cheer up! Things will get better soon.
definition 2: to make (someone) stop being sad or unhappy.
Hearing that good news really cheered me up.It can be hard to cheer up my mother when she gets depressed.