Meaning
- To refresh yourself or something by becoming cleaner or revitalized.
Today’s Sentences
01
I need to freshen up.
Situation
Dinner was lovely.
The food was amazing.
Do you mind if I run to the restroom?
I need to freshen up.
Of course.
I’ll look at the dessert menu.
02
Should we freshen up the room?
Situation
The air seems a little stuffy.
Should we freshen up the room?
Sure, maybe I’ll light a candle and open the windows.
Great!
Writer’s Note
To ‘freshen up‘ means to refresh oneself by washing or changing clothes. Or to make something look newer or more attractive. The great thing is, is that you can use it for both people and things.
Freshen up is a separable and transitive phrasal verb.
- Separable:
You may place an object between the verb ‘freshen’ and particle ‘up’.
Example: I’m going to freshen my breath up. - Transitive:
‘Freshen up‘ needs an object, in other words, you need to specify what is being freshened.
Example: She freshened up her room before the guests arrived. - Synonyms: Wash up, tidy up, spruce up, groom, clean up, refresh oneself, revive, revitalize, re-energize, and perk up
