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| I/you/we/they | brighten up |
| he/she/it | brightens up |
| present participle | brightening up |
| past tense | brightened up |
| past participle | brightened up |
You could brighten up that skirt with a red blouse.
I think the sky's brightening up.
Sarah brightened up considerably as she thought of Emily's words.
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