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(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter / (transitive) To make cheerful.

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brighten up

Source Word

brighten up

IPA(Pronunciation)

intransitive said of the weather transitive

(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter / (transitive) To make cheerful.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）天候などが明るくなる、晴れやかになる / （他動詞）場所や環境を明るくする、照明などで輝かせる / （他動詞）人の気分や心情を明るくする、元気づける

After hours of gray skies, the weather began to brighten up in the late afternoon.

何時間も灰色の空が続いた後、午後遅くになって天気が明るくなり始めた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter

Sense（2）

(transitive) To make cheerful.

Her kindness brightened up my day.

brightens up

（ present singular third-person ）

brightening up

（ participle present ）

brightened up

（ participle past ）

brightened up

（ past ）