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Word: Perk
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘perch’): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher ‘to perch’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting
Short Definition:become or make more cheerful or interesting
Examples:- she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week
- the coffee had perked him up long enough to tackle the reviews
Word: Perk
Speech Type: Noun
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