cheer
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cheer¹
- /t͡ʃɪə/ Australia, UK
- /t͡ʃɪː/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪɹ/ US
- /t͡ʃiə/ New Zealand
- /t͡ʃiɾ/ Scotland
- [t͡ʃiːɾ] Scotland
- /t͡ʃɛː/
Sounds like chair, chare (both cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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”).
noun cheers
- A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.
- That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion. a table loaded with good cheer
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A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
Three cheers for the birthday boy!
Similar: applause, plaudit, clap, mitting, clapping, acclaim, acclamation, laudits · Opposite: boo
- A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
- One's facial expression or countenance. And soo on the morne they were alle accorded that they shold departe eueryche from other / And on the morne they departed with wepynge chere / and euery knyȝt took the way that hym lyked best
- One's attitude, mood. And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere, it is I, be not afrayed.
verb cheers · cheering · cheered
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To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
Similar: cheer up, upcheer, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cherish, content, delight
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To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.
Similar: comfort, solace, besoothe, cheer, console, soothe, animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright
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To encourage to do something.
Let’s cheere our ſouldiers to incounter him, […]
And burne him in the fury of that flame,
That none can quench but blood and Empery.
Similar: goad, stir up, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw
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To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
Similar: beclap, cheer on, encheer, hurrah, hurray, huzzah · Opposite: boo, jeer, gird, jibe, laugh at, scoff, scorn, sneer
- To feel or express enthusiasm for (something). The finance sector will cheer this decision.
Similar: acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, cheer on, clap, encheer, hurrah, hurray, huzzah · Opposite: heckle, jeer at, sneer
cheer²
- /t͡ʃɪə/ Australia, UK
- /t͡ʃɪː/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪɹ/ US
- /t͡ʃiə/ New Zealand
- /t͡ʃiɾ/ Scotland
- [t͡ʃiːɾ] Scotland
- /t͡ʃɛː/
Sounds like chair, chare (both cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Clipping of cheerleading.
noun
- Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport. Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.
cheer³
- /t͡ʃɪə/ Australia, UK
- /t͡ʃɪː/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /t͡ʃɪɹ/ US
- /t͡ʃiə/ New Zealand
- /t͡ʃiɾ/ Scotland
- [t͡ʃiːɾ] Scotland
- /t͡ʃɛː/
Sounds like chair, chare (both cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
noun cheers
- Pronunciation spelling of chair Well then, I seed a little junewile get on a cheer and smash—
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jolly along, cheerfulness, chirk up, cheer up, hearten, urge, pep up, embolden, urge on, inspire, exhort, recreate, barrack, jolly up, joy, glee
Translations
Every language
noun a cheerful attitude; gaiety
| Español | alegría |
|---|---|
| Italiano | buonumore |
| Ελληνικά | ζητωκραυγή zitokravgí, χαιρετισμός chairetismós, επευφημία epeffimía |
noun a cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy
| Español | hurra, vítor, víctor, viva |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Jubel, Jauchzer |
| Ελληνικά | επευφημία epeffimía |
| עברית | תשואות tshu'ot |
verb to make cheerful
| Deutsch | aufheitern, erfreuen, aufmuntern |
|---|---|
| Italiano | esultare |
| Ελληνικά | χαροποιώ charopoió |
| עברית | עוֹדֵד 'odéd |
verb to applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts
| Español | aclamar, vitorear, victorear, ovacionar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喝采する kassai suru, 声援する seien suru, 励ます hagemasu |
| 中文 | 歡呼 /欢呼 huānhū, 喝彩 hècǎi, hēcǎi, 喝采 hècǎi, hēcǎi, 助威 zhùwēi, 助陣 /助阵 zhùzhèn |
| Português | aclamar |
| Français | applaudir, acclamer |
| Deutsch | jubeln, bejubeln, jauchzen |
| Italiano | incitare |
| Ελληνικά | επευφημώ epeffimó, ζητωκραυγάζω zitokravgázo |
| Русский | аплоди́ровать aplodírovatʹ, приве́тствовать privétstvovatʹ, поощря́ть pooščrjátʹ, воодушевля́ть vooduševljátʹ, подба́дривать podbádrivatʹ, ликова́ть likovátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cổ vũ |
| עברית | הֵרִיעַ hería' |
Talk about this word "cheer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheer "cheer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheer.Cite this
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title = {cheer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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