- liven something up or liven up
- make or become more lively or interesting.→ liven
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
liven something up or liven up
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liven something up — liven (something) up to make something more interesting or attractive. There was a live band at the party, and that really livened things up. A colored shirt can certainly liven up an outfit … New idioms dictionary
liven something up — ˌliven ˈup | ˌliven sb/sth ˈup derived to become or to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting • The game didn t liven up till the second half. • Let s put some music on to liven things up. • You look as if you need livening up! … Useful english dictionary
liven up — liven (something) up to make something more interesting or attractive. There was a live band at the party, and that really livened things up. A colored shirt can certainly liven up an outfit … New idioms dictionary
liven — up liven someone up liven something up … Thesaurus of popular words
liven someone up — liven something up the new sofa livens up the whole room Syn: brighten up, cheer up, enliven, animate, raise someone s spirits, perk up, spice up, make lively, wake up, invigorate, revive, refresh, vivify, galvanize, stimulate, stir up … Thesaurus of popular words
liven up — verb make lively let s liven up this room a bit • Syn: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑invigorate, ↑animate • Ant: ↑deaden (for: ↑enliven) … Useful english dictionary
liven up — phrasal verb Word forms liven up : present tense I/you/we/they liven up he/she/it livens up present participle livening up past tense livened up past participle livened up 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make something more interesting or… … English dictionary
liven — li|ven [ laıvn ] verb ,liven up phrasal verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make something more interesting or exciting, or to become more interesting or exciting: What we needed was some music to liven things up. 2. ) transitive to give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liven up — 1) PHR V ERG If a place or event livens up, or if something livens it up, it becomes more interesting and exciting. [V n P] How could we decorate the room to liven it up?... [V P n (not pron)] The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the… … English dictionary
liven — verb liven up phrasal verb 1 (I, T) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting: The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. | liven sth up: Why don t we play some games? That ll liven things up! 2 (T) to make something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
liven — liv|en [ˈlaıvən] v liven up phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: life] 1.) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting ▪ The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. liven sth <=>up ▪ Why don t we invite Jane? That ll… … Dictionary of contemporary English
