What does "dress up" mean?

To wear formal or special clothes To put on fancy clothes or a costume.

How do you use "dress up" in a sentence?

Do I need to dress up? The kids love dressing up. She dressed up for the party.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To wear formal or special clothes

盛装打扮，穿正装

Vestirse elegante, disfrazarse

正装する、仮装する

정장을 입다, 차려입다

To put on fancy clothes or a costume.

穿上正式服装或化装服。

Ponerse ropa elegante o un disfraz.

おしゃれな服やコスチュームを着る。

격식 있는 옷이나 의상을 입다.

Base verb: dress

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Do I need to dress up?
我需要穿正装吗？
¿Tengo que ir arreglado?
正装した方がいい？
차려입어야 해?
The kids love dressing up.
孩子们喜欢装扮
A los niños les encanta disfrazarse
子供たちは仮装が大好き
아이들은 변장하는 것을 좋아한다.
She dressed up for the party.
她为派对盛装打扮
Se vistió elegante para la fiesta
彼女はパーティーのためにおしゃれした
그녀는 파티에 가려고 멋지게 차려입었다.

Context: clothing, events

Tone: festive

From dressing in elevated style.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal