cheer
A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive moodA cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
» We tried to cheer Tom up.
Ми спробували підбадьорити Тома.
Ми намагалися підбадьорити Тома.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable)A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
(uncountable)That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
a table loaded with good cheer
(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
(countable)A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
(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.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)One's facial expression or countenance.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)One's attitude, mood.
Examples
394 sentencesWe tried to cheer Tom up.
Ми спробували підбадьорити Тома. — deniko
I cheered myself up by listening to music.
Я підняв собі настрій, послухавши музику. — deniko
deIch heiterte mich durch Musikhören auf. — xtofu80
We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.
Ми спробували пожвавити його, вивозячи прогулятись. — ChickenKiev
Tom was obviously trying to cheer Mary up.
Том, очевидно, намагався підбадьорити Мері. — miketheknight
deTom wollte Maria offensichtlich aufmuntern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom cheered Mary on.
Том підбадьорив Мері. — deniko
ruТом подбодрял Мэри. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; aFrom 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: cheersSynonyms
10 synonyms- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom:cheerfulnesssunninesssunshine
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- trying to cheer
- able to cheer
- want to cheer
- people cheering