PERK UP

Meaning of PERK UP in English

show interest or enthusiasm

When we mention girls, he perks up. His eyes sparkle.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PERK UP — I . perk up | ˌperk sb ↔ ˈup ( informal ) to become or to make sb become more …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERK UP — perk up phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ perk ) 1 . to become more cheerful, active, and interested …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERK UP — 1. If something perks you up or if you perk up , you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERK UP — 1. If something perks you up or if you ~, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PERK UP — Synonyms and related words : advance, ameliorate, amend, animate, arouse, boost, brace, brace up, brighten, brighten up, brisk, brisken, buck …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERK UP — {v.} To get or give back pep, vigor, health, or spirit; become or make more lively; liven up. * /He …
Slang English vocab
PERK UP — Function: verb Synonyms: IMPROVE 3, ameliorate, convalesce, gain, look up, mend, recuperate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PERK UP — Cheer up, brighten up, bear up, take heart, cast away care.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PERK UP — verb Synonyms: improve 3, ameliorate, convalesce, gain, look up, mend, recuperate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERK UP — See ↑ HAPPY 6
Longman Activator English vocab
PERK UP — you seem to have perked up : CHEER UP, brighten up, liven up, take heart; informal buck up. the economy …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERK UP — v. cheer up, become jaunty, brighten, liven up, invigorate, smarten up, quicken, (re)vitalize, pep up, revive, inspirit, Colloq buck up …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PERK UP — {v.} To get or give back pep, vigor, health, or spirit; become or make more lively; liven up. * /He …
Словарь английских идиом
PERK UP — show interest or enthusiasm When we mention girls, he perks up. His eyes sparkle.
English Idioms vocab
PERK UP — v. To get or give back pep, vigor, health, or spirit; become or make more lively; liven up. He perked …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PERK UP — 1) поднять/навострить уши The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. ≈ Когда собака услышала, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERK UP — Встрепенуться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PERK UP — Воодушевляться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PERK UP — Воодушевиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PERK UP — а> поднять/навострить уши; The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. б> оживиться, воспрянуть духом; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PERK UP — задирать нос
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PERK UP — воспрянуть духом, оживиться, прихорашиваться, подаваться вперед, задирать нос, задаваться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PERK UP — воспрянуть духом, оживиться, прихорашиваться, подаваться вперед, задирать нос, задаваться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PERK UP — 1) поднять / навострить уши The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. — Когда …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PERK UP — 1) поднять / навострить уши The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. — Когда собака …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PERK UP — а> поднять/навострить уши; The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. б> оживиться, воспрянуть духом; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PERK UP — а. поднять/навострить уши; The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. б. оживиться, воспрянуть духом; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PERK UP — 1) поднять/навострить уши The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. ≈ Когда собака услышала, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERK UP — задирать нос
Англо-Русский словарь
PERK — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERK — I. ˈpərk, ˈpə̄k, ˈpəik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English perken, perhaps from Old North French perquer to perch, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERK — (v. i.) To peer; to look inquisitively.
Английский словарь Webster
PERK — (a.) Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
Английский словарь Webster
PERK — (v. i.) To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.
Английский словарь Webster
PERK — (v. t.) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; …
Английский словарь Webster
PERK — ( v. t. ) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERK — ( v. i. ) To peer; to look inquisitively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERK — ( v. i. ) To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERK — perk 1 — perkingly , adv. — perkish , adj. /perrk/ , v.i. 1. to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERK — I. ˈpərk verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. : to thrust up the head, stretch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PERK — adj smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. 2. perk ·vi to exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. 3. perk …
Webster English vocab
PERK — [perk] vb [ME] vi (14c) 1 a: to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, or carry the body …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERK — perk BrE AmE pɜːk AmE pɝːk ▷ perked pɜːkt AmE pɝːkt ▷ perking ˈpɜːk ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːk ɪŋ ▷ perks …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERK — / pɜːk; NAmE pɜːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun (also formal per·quis·ite ) [ usually pl. ] something you receive …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERK — I. perk 1 /pɜːk $ pɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: perquisite ] something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERK — v. & adj. v.tr. raise (one's head etc.) briskly. adj. perky; pert. perk up 1 recover confidence, courage, life, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERK — 1. v. & adj. --v.tr. raise (one's head etc.) briskly. --adj. perky; pert. Phrases and idioms: perk up 1. recover …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB enjoy ▪ Those, like Bord, who were a part of the sprawling Ailey …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERK — up (BECOME HAPPY) [phrasal verb] [I; M] - to (cause to) become happier, more energetic or activeShe perked up (= …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERK — noun Perk is used after these nouns: ↑ tax
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
PERK — n. 25A0; perk up you seem to have perked up : CHEER UP, brighten up, liven up, take heart; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
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