Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cheers, present participle cheering, past tense, past participle cheered
1. verb
When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
We all cheered as they drove up the street. [VERB]
...2,000 Villa fans who cheered him into his goal. [VERB noun]
...the Irish Americans who came to the park to cheer for their boys. [VERB + for]
Cheering crowds lined the route. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: applaud, hail, acclaim, clap More Synonyms of cheer
Cheer is also a noun.
The colonel was rewarded with a resounding cheer from the men. [+ from]
2. verb
If you are cheeredby something, it makes you happier or less worried.
Stephen noticed that the people around him looked cheered by his presence. [beVERB-ed]
The weather was perfect but it did nothing to cheer him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: hearten, encourage, warm, comfort More Synonyms of cheer
cheeringadjective
...very cheering news.
It is cheering to see that customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricitybills.
Synonyms: encouraging, promising, comforting, reassuring More Synonyms of cheer
3. uncountable noun
Cheer is a feeling of cheerfulness.
They were impressed by his steadfast good cheer.
A late goal brought some cheer to the home crowd.
4. convention
People sometimes say 'Cheers' to each other just before they drink an alcoholic drink.
[mainly British, formulae]
5. convention
Some people say 'Cheers' as a way of saying 'thank you' or 'goodbye'.
[British, informal, formulae]
Phrasal verbs:
See cheer on
See cheer up
More Synonyms of cheer
cheer in British English
(tʃɪə)
verb
1. (usually foll by up)
to make or become happy or hopeful; comfort or be comforted
2.
to applaud with shouts
3. (whentr, sometimes foll by on)
to encourage (a team, person, etc) with shouts, esp in contests
noun
4.
a shout or cry of approval, encouragement, etc, often using such words as hurrah! or rah! rah! rah!
5. three cheers
6.
happiness; good spirits
7.
state of mind; spirits (archaic, except in the phrases be of good cheer, with good cheer)
8. archaic
provisions for a feast; fare
Derived forms
cheerer (ˈcheerer)
noun
Word origin
C13 (in the sense: face, welcoming aspect): from Old French chere, from Late Latin cara face, from Greek kara head
cheer in American English
(tʃɪr)
noun
1.
state of mind or of feeling; mood; spirit
now usually in such phrases as be of good cheer and with good cheer
2.
gaiety; gladness; joy
3.
festive entertainment, esp. with food and drink
4.
anything that comforts or gladdens one; encouragement
5.
a.
a glad, excited shout used to urge on, welcome, approve, etc.
b.
a jingle, rallying cry, etc. shouted in unison in rooting for a team
6. Archaic
facial expression
verb transitive
7.
to fill with joy, good spirits, and hope; gladden; comfort
often with up
8.
to urge on or encourage by cheers
9.
to greet or applaud with cheers
verb intransitive
10.
to be or become cheerful; feel encouraged
usually with up
11.
to shout cheers
Word origin
ME chere, the face, demeanor, bearing, mood < OFr chiere < LL cara, head < Gr kara < IE base *er-, head, horn; modern senses < phr. good cheer (Fr bonne chère)
More idioms containing
cheer
cheer someone to the echo
Examples of 'cheer' in a sentence
cheer
So perhaps just one cheer after all.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Few things cheer people up quite like a chunky pay rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The members formed a tunnel and were cheering and applauding.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One announcement yesterday cheered me up immensely.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
HERE'S something to cheer you up.
The Sun (2016)
So, say cheers to your five a day!
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
One of the biggest cheers of the first period came when the linesman slipped and gave a thumbs-up to the crowd.
The Sun (2016)
We need to give them something to cheer about.
The Sun (2014)
You just cheer for your team or your player with blind prejudice.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Thank you to the thousands of people cheering who literally got me to the finish line.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Young fans who had packed into court cheered and applauded.
The Sun (2006)
If he can repel the visitors he will get the biggest cheer of the day.
The Sun (2008)
BRITAIN'S business leaders were cheered yesterday with a triple whammy of bright economic news.
The Sun (2013)
Who cannot raise three cheers for all that?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Or perhaps the cheer reflected something else.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Do what you can to cheer and encourage our soldiers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were no cheers of approval as the guilty verdicts were delivered.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They differ about whether to cheer or to deplore the loss.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Winning a match in front of a cheering crowd is just amazing.
The Sun (2015)
But today is the time to cheer for the people who made it all possible.
The Sun (2012)
We had cheered and applauded his arrival at the green.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He often gets one of the biggest cheers at the curtain call.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It can be more if the landlord is full of good cheer and less if he is not.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We both had a heart for the poor, and often cheered for the underdog.
Christianity Today (2000)
Why are we so moved, so eager to cheer and cry?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can also cheer on England while saving cash.
The Sun (2010)
Often it is cheered on by technology giants which do much the same for commercial ends, and somehow remain the good guys.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To which we can only say: Cheers!
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
cheer
British English: cheer /tʃɪə/ NOUN
A cheer is a shout or cry of approval, encouragement, etc.
The colonel was rewarded with a resounding cheer from the men.
American English: cheer
Arabic: تَهْليل
Brazilian Portuguese: viva
Chinese: 欢呼
Croatian: veselje
Czech: povzbuzení
Danish: jubel
Dutch: juichkreet
European Spanish: ovación
Finnish: suosionosoitus
French: encouragement
German: Beifall
Greek: ζητωκραυγή
Italian: urrà
Japanese: 喝采
Korean: 갈채
Norwegian: hurrarop
Polish: usposobienie
European Portuguese: viva
Romanian: ovații
Russian: ободрительное восклицание
Latin American Spanish: ovación
Swedish: hurrarop
Thai: การส่งเสียงเชียร์
Turkish: tezahürat
Ukrainian: схвальний вигук
Vietnamese: tiếng cổ vũ
British English: cheer /tʃɪə/ VERB
When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
We cheered as she went up the steps to the stage.
The crowds cheered him.
American English: cheer
Arabic: يُهَلِّلُ ل
Brazilian Portuguese: festejar
Chinese: 欢呼
Croatian: navijati
Czech: povzbudit
Danish: heppe
Dutch: juichen
European Spanish: ovacionar
Finnish: osoittaa suosiota
French: encourager
German: zujubeln
Greek: ζητωκραυγάζω
Italian: incoraggiare
Japanese: 声援する
Korean: 성원하다
Norwegian: heie på
Polish: rozweselić
European Portuguese: alegrar
Romanian: a ovaționa
Russian: приветствовать
Latin American Spanish: ovacionar
Swedish: hurra för
Thai: เปล่งเสียงแสดงความยินดี
Turkish: tezahürat yapmak
Ukrainian: вітати вигуками
Vietnamese: cổ vũ
All related terms of 'cheer'
cheer on
When you cheer someone on , you shout loudly in order to encourage them, for example when they are taking part in a game .
cheer up
When you cheer up or when something cheers you up , you stop feeling depressed and become more cheerful .
Bronx cheer
a loud noise, imitating a fart , made with the lips and tongue and expressing derision or contempt ; raspberry