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verb [transitive] British informal 
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/ˈdʒɒli/ 
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| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | jolly |
| he/she/it | jollies |
| present participle | jollying |
| past tense | jollied |
| past participle | jollied |
phrasal verbs
jolly along
[transitive] British informalClose
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | jolly along |
| he/she/it | jollies along |
| present participle | jollying along |
| past tense | jollied along |
| past participle | jollied along |
jolly up
[transitive] British informalClose
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | jolly up |
| he/she/it | jollies up |
| present participle | jollying up |
| past tense | jollied up |
| past participle | jollied up |
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