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a cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy:

Examples

188 sentences

  1. We tried to cheer Tom up.

    Ми спробували підбадьорити Тома. — deniko

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  2. Tom was obviously trying to cheer Mary up.

    Том, очевидно, намагався підбадьорити Мері. — miketheknight

    deTom wollte Maria offensichtlich aufmuntern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. It'll cheer you up.

    Це тебе розвеселить. — deniko

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Meaning

7 senses

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

  2. (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

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

    a table loaded with good cheer

More meanings 4

  1. (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.

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

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

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

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
A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah":applauseB1clapB2plauditclappingacclaimacclamationlaudits
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah":boo

Word family

15 related words
Relatedcheery
DerivedcheerfulB1bellycheercheerishcheerleadercheerlesscheerlycheermastercheersomecountercheerencheerthree cheerswhat cheerwotchercheer squad

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cheekyB2cheepcheerfulB1cheerfullyB2cheerfulnessB2cheerily

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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