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raised someone's spirits

raised someone's spirits is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's spirits.

Meaning of raise someone's spirits

Verb

raise someone's spirits (third-person singular simple present raises someone's spirits, present participle raising someone's spirits, simple past and past participle raised someone's spirits)

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone feel in a better mood

Questions about raised someone's spirits

What is raised someone's spirits the simple past and past participle of?
Raised someone's spirits is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's spirits.

Words near raised someone's spirits in the dictionary

  1. raised red flags
  2. raised someone's consciousness
  3. raised someone's hackles
  4. raised someone's shackles
  5. raised someone's shag
  6. raised someone's spirits
  7. raised steam
  8. raised the alarm
  9. raised the ante
  10. raised the bar
  11. raised the dead

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