Definitions for LIGHTEN UP
light·en up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lighten, lighten up, buoy upverb

   make more cheerful

   "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

2. lighten, lighten up, buoy upverb

   become more cheerful

   "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

3. brighten, lighten up, lightenverb

   make lighter or brighter

   "The paint will brighten the room"

4. lighten, lighten upverb

   become lighter

   "The room lightened up"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lighten upverb

   To become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.

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1. lighten up

   To "lighten up" is an idiomatic expression which suggests becoming less serious, less intense or less angry, often used as advice to someone to relax, cheer up or stop worrying so much. Alternatively, it can also refer to making something less heavy, brighter, or less dark.

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1. • Change
   • Cheer

How to pronounce LIGHTEN UP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIGHTEN UP in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIGHTEN UP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of LIGHTEN UP in a Sentence

1. Mr Smith:

   This idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.

2. Marine Corps General Jim Jones:

   I think the policy is fine, i think we should lighten up a little bit about the importance of phone calls and signals that may or may not have been sent. I think policy is pretty stable and the Chinese relationship is very important.

3. Sally Quinn:

   O'Reilly is an entertainer and everything he does is totally subjective, including his memories, to attack him is simply to increase his ratings and the sales of his phenomenally popular books. Lighten up, everybody.

4. Mike McGlone:

   It appears Paulson was astute to lighten up some before the July plunge, they may have been part of the massive liquidation in July too.

5. Jeb Bush:

   Trump is not going to be president because he says these things that turns people off, for crying out loud, we're two days before Christmas. Lighten up man.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LIGHTEN UP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lighten_Up
3. ^ ChatGPT
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