English–German

“liven up” in German

German

Alsobeleben

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʁɔkən/

Example

Er rockt die Party.

He livens up the party.

Illustration for rocken (liven up)

How to say “liven up” in German

“Liven up” in German is rocken.

A person or performance sends a quiet room into a lively musical surge, with the crowd visibly responding to the energy.

Full entry for rocken: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with rocken

Die Band rockt die Bühne.

The band rocks the stage.

Tips for using rocken

  • rocken often takes a direct object, as in die Party rocken, and its perfect form is hat gerockt with haben.

Other German words for “liven up”

Die Musik belebt die Stimmung.

The music livens up the atmosphere.

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