to cheer
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1.0
- verb
- /tʃɪr/
:
animar
- The crowd began to cheer as the athletes entered the stadium.
- fans cheer
- cheer for the team
- crowds cheer
I don't cheer City, right, but I cheer good football and good play.
- I don't cheer City, right, but I cheer good football and good play.
- Well, the local population cheered and celebrated.
- But like, as, are you cheering for those church rates to go down?
- As they were led away in police buses, their supporters cheered, as captured by CBS New York.
- And I sang that song and the crowd cheered.
- I watched the clip and they're being cheered.
- So you've got me as your coach and I'm going to cheer you on.
- And then by the end you get us cheering for them.
Examples
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So you've got me as your coach and I'm going to cheer you on.
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If you don't cheer for yourself and your dreams, who else will?
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One may suddenly decide to stand up and cheer, or roll over and play dead.
Academic text (1998) -
Who would such loyal fans cheer for after one of their favorite teams leaves town?
Academic text (2007) -
Well, the local population cheered and celebrated.
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Never have more people publicly cheered for connecting the arts to the development of children and youth.
Academic text (2001) -
As they were led away in police buses, their supporters cheered, as captured by CBS New York.
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Their chief, known to the troops as Old Nosey, was cheered wherever he went.
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Children cheer at the roaring engines, proof they're not forgotten.
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During the 1980s, the United States cheered democracy and privatization, but did little more than that.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
To shout loudly because you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
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1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
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3.2
To show praise in public for a person or idea
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4.1
To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically
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1.0
To hit your hands together to make a sound to show approval
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2.9
To cheer for someone or a team because you want them to win
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4.2
Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention
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5.5
Make someone feel happier or more confident
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5.1
Lead cheers and encourage a team at a sports event
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3.4
To encourage someone to go faster or try harder
To cheer for someone loudly to show support
To shout or cheer to support someone at a game
To give loud, cheerful support to someone to encourage them
To shout a long loud sound to show excitement or approval
To shout a short cry of joy online
To shout loudly to show joy or approval
To shout to show approval for a performer
Shout very loudly and with strong feeling, for example in excitement or anger
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
A rude loud sound made by blowing through closed lips to show you do not like something
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheer comes from an old French word chere meaning 'face' or 'expression'. Because people used loud calls to show feeling, to 'cheer' also came to mean 'to shout to show support or encouragement'.