LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Meaning of LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE in English

to be cheerful or positive about a bad situation, for example by thinking only of the advantages and not the disadvantages

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — be optimistic or cheerful in spite of difficulties. → bright
Concise Oxford English vocab
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — see bright
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — see bright
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — быть оптимистом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — быть оптимистом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — быть оптимистом
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — быть оптимистом
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE — быть оптимистом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIDE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIDE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English looken, loken, from Old English lōcian; akin to Middle Dutch loeken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIGHT — I. ˈbrīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorht, byrht, bryht; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIGHT — (a.) Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with …
Английский словарь Webster
BRIGHT — ( a. ) Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIDE — side 1 — sideless , adj. /suyd/ , n., adj., v., sided, siding . n. 1. one of the surfaces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOK — /look/ , v.i. 1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIGHT — adv. in a bright manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIDE — I. ˈsīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old High German sīta side, Old English sīd …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIGHT — I. ˈbrīt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorht; akin to Old High German beraht bright, Sanskrit bhrājate it …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIDE — vi to lean on one side. 2. side ·noun long; large; extensive. 3. side ·vt to furnish with a siding; …
Webster English vocab
LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
Webster English vocab
BRIGHT — vi ·see brite, ·vi. 2. bright ·noun splendor; brightness. 3. bright ·adj illustrious; glorious. 4. bright ·adv brightly. 5. bright …
Webster English vocab
SIDE — [side] n [ME, fr. OE side; akin to OHG sita side, OE sid ample, wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIGHT — [bright] adj [ME, fr. OE beorht; akin to OHG beraht bright, Skt bhrajate it shines] (bef. 12c) 1 a: radiating …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIGHT — bright, Bright BrE AmE braɪt ▷ brighter ˈbraɪt ə AmE ˈbraɪt̬ ə r ▷ brightest ˈbraɪt ɪst -əst AmE ˈbraɪt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIDE — / saɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LEFT / RIGHT 1. [ C , usually sing. ] either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIGHT — / braɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( bright·er , bright·est ) 1. full of light; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — I. side 1 S1 W1 /saɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . PART OF AN …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOK — I. look 1 S1 W1 /lʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: locian ] 1 . SEE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIGHT — bright S2 W2 /braɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative brighter , superlative brightest ) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIGHT — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 emitting or reflecting much light; shining. 2 (of colour) intense, vivid. 3 clever, talented, quick-witted …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIDE — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOK — v., n., & int. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIGHT — adj. & adv. adj. 1 emitting or reflecting much light; shining. 2 (of colour) intense, vivid. 3 clever, talented, quick-witted …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1. a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Oxford English vocab
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Oxford English vocab
BRIGHT — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. emitting or reflecting much light; shining. 2 (of colour) intense, vivid. 3 clever, talented, quick-witted …
Oxford English vocab
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND /lʊk/ ( looks, looking, looked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — ( sides, siding, sided) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The side …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIGHT — ( brighter, brightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A bright colour …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LOOK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIGHT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bright child (= intelligent ) ▪ He was a bright child – always asking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIGHT — (HAPPY) [adjective] - full of hope or happinessYou're very bright and cheerful this morning.At last things are starting to look …
Cambridge English vocab
LOOK — Synonyms and related words : NB, admire, air, angle, angle for, animadvert, anticipate, appear, appear like, appearance, ask for, aspect, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOK — n. look at look upon look into look down look in look out look up side look good looking ill …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BRIGHT
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BRIGHT
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOK — I. noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief , cursory , quick ▪ careful , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BRIGHT — adj. 1 full of light VERBS ▪ be ▪ The offices are going to be ~ and airy. ▪ look …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIDE — INDEX: 1. the part that is furthest from the middle 2. one of the two areas on either side of …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOK
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOK — See ↑ EXPRESSION ON SB'S FACE 1, ↑ LOOK 1,9,10, ↑ SEEM 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't look sb in …
Longman Activator English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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