lighten up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия, становящегося менее серьезным, строгим или интенсивным; расслабляться или делать что-то менее тяжелым или обременительным.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less serious, strict, or intense; to relax or make something less heavy or burdensome.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Become less seriousinformal

   To become more relaxed, cheerful, or less serious in mood or attitude.

   Стать менее серьезным

   • You need to lighten up and enjoy the party.
   • He told a joke to lighten up the tense atmosphere.
   • She lightened up after hearing the good news.

   Synonymscheer upease uplet uploosen upmellow outrelaxunbend

   Antonymsburdendarken

2. Make something lighterformal

   To reduce the weight or burden of something.

   Облегчить

   • We need to lighten up the load before the trip.
   • The new design lightens up the backpack significantly.
   • He lightened up the box by removing some items.

   Synonymsalleviateeaselessenreducerelieveunburden

   Antonymsburdenloadweigh down

Base verblighten