Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

  2. (uncountable)That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.

    a table loaded with good cheer

  3. (countable)A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".

    Three cheers for the birthday boy!

    A cheer rose from the crowd.

    Jubel, Jauchzer

    a cry or shout of approval

  4. (countable)A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.

  5. (Canada, US, uncountable)Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.

    Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.

    I'm going to wear my new cheer shoes at cheer today.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)One's facial expression or countenance.

  7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)One's attitude, mood.

Examples

394 sentences
  1. We tried to cheer Tom up.

    Ми спробували підбадьорити Тома. — deniko

  2. I cheered myself up by listening to music.

    Я підняв собі настрій, послухавши музику. — deniko

    deIch heiterte mich durch Musikhören auf. — xtofu80

  3. We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.

    Ми спробували пожвавити його, вивозячи прогулятись. — ChickenKiev

  4. Tom was obviously trying to cheer Mary up.

    Том, очевидно, намагався підбадьорити Мері. — miketheknight

    deTom wollte Maria offensichtlich aufmuntern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom cheered Mary on.

    Том підбадьорив Мері. — deniko

    ruТом подбодрял Мэри. — marafon

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy:

Origin

From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; a

From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”).

Clipping of cheerleading.

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Forms

plural: cheers
Singularcheer
Pluralcheers

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • trying to cheer
  • able to cheer
  • want to cheer
  • people cheering

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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