cheer up

verb

cheered up; cheering up; cheers up

1

: to make (someone) happier

We tried our best to cheer the children up.

2

: to become happier

They cheered up at the mention of her name.

Cheer up—things will get better!

3

: to make (something) more cheerful or pleasant

Bright colors really cheer up a room.

Examples of cheer up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People really need a boost at this time, need cheering up and need to get together with other people to have a night off from some of the horrors that are going on in the world at the moment. — Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

Could a dirty Thai tea cheer up former pizza junkies instead? — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026

The new iteration sees The Cat in the Hat, voiced by Bill Hader, fighting for his job as a professional mischief-maker brought in to cheer up lackluster children after his wild antics go to far. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 June 2026

An underdeveloped subplot sees Temir befriend Alika (Jaliyah Richards), a self-conscious Nigerian-American girl from his wrestling class, while a contrastingly fanciful one concerns Azik’s capturing of a likewise far-from-home pelican to cheer up the heavily pregnant and bone-weary Zalya. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026

Rhymes for cheer up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup