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to hype up

to hype up

3 5.6
To make someone feel very excited about something
  • phrasal verb
  • /haɪp ʌp/
  • Informal
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  • I know you're trying to hype yourself up, which is always a good thing, but don't believe the hype. LOL, true, those teams you talk of have some good players, but the USA has great players.
  • really hype up
  • just hype up
  • so hyped up

And overall, they have been hyping up this brand for so long.

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Examples

  • And so we are here now to unveil what we've been hyping up for the past couple episodes now.

  • I get ridiculed sometimes, though, because I hype up a film for months and then it comes out to terrible reviews.

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  • And overall, they have been hyping up this brand for so long.

  • We were hyped up and ready to play.

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  • Let's face it, folks, people in Hollywood will hype up anything to make a big buck.

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  • You've got to go first and hype up the crowd.

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  • The more people who hype up your product or even give an honest review, the higher your conversions will be.

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  • They are already hyping up UGA and Bama.

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  • Many people have hyped this up and I love judging a new mascara, so I've already curled my lashes.

  • The coach always knows how to hype up the team before a big game.

Synonyms

to excite
vsto hype up
331 2.7

To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager

specifically highlights eager anticipation instead of general arousal
to fire up
vsto hype up
  • Informal
70 4.1

Make people feel excited and ready to act

tends to mean excited expectation rather than heated passion
to pump up
vsto hype up
  • Informal
28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

focuses on building eager anticipation rather than just boosting energy
to electrify
vsto hype up
14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

is more about growing excitement before an event than sudden thrill
to enthuse
vsto hype up
7 5.5

To make someone feel excited about something

implies stronger eager anticipation rather than gentle enthusiasm
to intoxicate
vsto hype up
4 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

implies excited expectation specifically rather than general elation
to charge up
vsto hype up
  • Informal
4 4.8

To make people feel excited and ready to act

often refers to building excitement over time not sudden arousal
to pep up
vsto hype up
  • Informal
3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

suggests stronger, anticipatory excitement not just light liveliness
to adrenalize
vsto hype up
  • Informal
1 8.4

To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone

is more about eager anticipation than short adrenaline bursts
to gas up
vsto hype up
  • Slang
1 9.2

Give someone praise to make them feel more confident

is more about creating excited expectation than giving praise
to set pulses racing
vsto hype up
  • Informal
1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

focuses on anticipation and buildup rather than sudden thrills
6.0

To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion

leans toward excited anticipation rather than stirring deep emotion
to juice up
vsto hype up
  • Informal
6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

focuses on making people eager before an event rather than spicing things up
to kick up excitement
vsto hype up
4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

is specifically about creating eager anticipation rather than general interest

Antonyms

to calm down
  • Informal
594 1.4

To become less angry, excited, or upset

How Excited

to overhype
4 5.8
to hype up
  • Informal
3 5.6
to promote
566 3.2
to publicize
94 4.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

hype up infinitive
hyped up past
hyped up past participle
hyping up present participle
hypes up third person singular

Morphology

hype + up

The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'hype' (to over-promote) combined with the intensifying/movement particle 'up' (to raise/increase) yields 'increase promotion or excitement.' This verb+particle compositional pattern is common in English (and mirrored in many languages by an intensifier), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hype up comes from a simple image: imagine pumping air into a balloon to make it bigger and more exciting. The word hype comes from 'hyper', meaning very excited, and up adds the idea of raising it, so hype up means 'to make someone feel very excited'.