Meaning

1 senses

  1. To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.

Origin

Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cogna

Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.

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Forms

huzzahs, huzzahing, huzzahed, huzzahed
Base formhuzzah · to huzzah
3rd person singularhuzzahs
Present participlehuzzahing
Past simplehuzzahed
Past participlehuzzahed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhuzzah
he, she, ithuzzahs

Past simpleLesson

all personshuzzahed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill huzzah

Synonyms

13 synonyms
applaudB1hailB2cheerA2clapB2cheer onhurrahhurrayacclaimacclamatebarrackbeclapencheer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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