brighten

[US]/'braɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/'braɪtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. become brighter; become lively; become cheerful
vt. make shine; make bright; make happy

Phrases & Collocations

brighten up

brighten someone's day

brighten a room

brighten your mood

Example Sentences

White paint will brighten the room.

a new formula to bleach and brighten clothing.

These flowers brightened the classroom.

Brighten up your bedroom with a few posters.

In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.

Some fresh paint will brighten this place up.

daffodils brighten up many gardens and parks.

sunshine will brighten the natural lights in your hair.

His face brightened up.

She brightened (up) my life.

The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.

After a dull start, it should brighten up later.

The new teacher brightened the life of all his pupils.

The patient's face, though it was melancholy, brightened at the arrival of the guests.

He brightened up when they said he could go with them.

I’ve brought some flowers to brighten the place up a bit.

Real-world Examples

A prospect that should brighten anyone's day.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

Every 88 days, it brightens slightly.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2014

Ron looked down it gloomily, but then brightened.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

At night, multicoloured lights flash from shopfront windows in a futile effort to brighten the atmosphere.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" You'd better be in Slytherin, " said Snape, encouraged that she had brightened a little.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Seriously. The video will brighten your day.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

That has brightened our path for a while.

Source: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

They brighten parks and gardens as they fly among the flowers.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Is he? And the children's faces brightened.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

Phileas Fogg's eyes brightened for an instant.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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