A word of acclamation wishing a person (long) life and prosperity, or expressing applause or approval.

A shout of exultation, encouragement, or applause; a cheer uttered by a number in unison; a hurrah.

hey for ——: an utterance of applause or exultant appreciation of some person or thing (cf. hurrah for!), or of some place which one resolves to reach.

Formerly used in same sense as French encore, v.

A shout expressive of approbation, encouragement, or exultation; used esp. as a ‘cheer’ at public assemblies or the like.

Capital! excellent! well done!

Used as a communal shout or cheer, or to introduce such a cheer. Now rare except in collocation with hooray: see hip hip hooray, int.

A cry of ‘long live’ as a salute or greeting; a shout of applause; a cheer or hurrah. As an exclamation.

Expressing support, encouragement, approval, etc. Frequently reduplicated.

An exclamation of praise or encouragement, usually associated with Spanish music and dance and with bullfighting; ‘bravo’, ‘well done’.

A term of approbation addressed to a woman: excellent! well done! Hence as n., an exclamation of brava!

Used to express praise or encouragement for calypso music or performers; ‘bravo!’, ‘well done!’.

An exclamation of triumph, approval, or encouragement.