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brightened up

brightened up is the simple past and past participle of brighten up.

Meaning of brighten up

Verb

brighten up (third-person singular simple present brightens up, present participle brightening up, simple past and past participle brightened up)

  1. (intransitive) To become brighter
  2. (transitive) To make cheerful.
    • Her kindness brightened up my day.
  3. (intransitive) To become more attractive.

Questions about brightened up

What is brightened up the simple past and past participle of?
Brightened up is the simple past and past participle of brighten up.

Words near brightened up in the dictionary

  1. brightedst
  2. brighten
  3. brighten up
  4. brightenable
  5. brightened
  6. brightened up
  7. brightener
  8. brighteners
  9. brightenest
  10. brighteneth
  11. brightening

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