liven
verb (used with object)
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed byup ).
have livened
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present perfectof liven.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But online chat groups used by residents to organise group purchases of basic necessities during the April-May lockdown have livened up again, with people swapping advice over what items were selling out in supermarkets.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2022
Rapinoe’s graphic shirts and flamboyant suits have livened up the cable airwaves.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2019
I’ll say this: things have livened up in King’s Landing.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019
The reforms have allowed small new businesses to bloom, notably restaurants, guesthouses and stalls which have livened up Havana’s sleepy streets, but efforts to boost agriculture have fallen flat.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2016
I’m not sure whether it was Momma’s presence or the bubbling soup on the stove which influenced him, but Mr. Taylor appeared to have livened up considerably.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
