upbeat
AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ʌpˈbit//
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
Adjektiv
- 1
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
- 2
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.
Herkunft
From up- + beat.
Substantiv
- 1
An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.
Formen
- Plural
- upbeats
- Komparativ
- more upbeat
- Superlativ
- most upbeat