Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To participate in cheerleading.

  2. (transitive)To support someone enthusiastically.

More definitions
  • act as a cheerleader in a sports event

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Mary is on the cheerleading squad.

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  2. How was cheerleading practice?

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  3. Cheerleading tryouts are tomorrow.

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  4. Mary is the captain of the cheerleading team.

    ruМэри - капитан группы поддержки. — Ivanovb

    deMary ist die Kapitänin des Cheerleader-Teams. — Naina

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  5. Martha was the captain of the cheerleading squad.

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Origin

Back-formation from cheerleader.

Back-formation from cheerleader.

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Forms

cheerleads, cheerleading, cheerled, cheerled
Base formcheerlead · to cheerlead
3rd person singularcheerleads
Present participlecheerleading
Past simplecheerled / cheerleaded
Past participlecheerled / cheerleaded

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycheerlead
he, she, itcheerleads

Past simpleLesson

all personscheerled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cheerled
he, she, ithas cheerled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cheerlead

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcheerleader

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cheerfulB1cheerfullyB2cheerfulnessB2cheerilycheerleadercheerscheery
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