perked
past simple and past participle ofperk
perk
verb[IorT]
informaluk/pɜːk/us/pɝːk/(tocausealiquid,especiallycoffee) topercolate
Warm drinks
- Americano
- arabica
- Assam
- babyccino
- bed-tea
- coffee maker
- congou
- crema
- cuppa
- Darjeeling
- infuse
- infusion
- Irish coffee
- jasmine tea
- joe
- robusta
- rooibos
- Rosie Lee
- sencha
- stewed
Phrasal verbs
perk(someone)up
perk up
Examplesofperked
perked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
After a brief time, the patientperkedup and did very well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But some fighters on the musical front reallyperkedup.
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