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noun
1.
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium.
2.
a set or traditional form of shout used by spectators to encourage or show enthusiasm for an athletic team, contestant, etc., as rah! rah! rah!
3.
something that gives joy or gladness; encouragement; comfort: words of cheer.
4.
a state of feeling or spirits: Their good cheer overcame his depression.
5.
EXPANDgladness, gaiety, or animation: full of cheer and good spirits.
interjection
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cheers, (used as a salutation or toast.)
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verb (used with object)
9.
to salute with shouts of approval, congratulation, triumph, etc.: The team members cheered their captain.
10.
to gladden or cause joy to; inspire with cheer (often followed by up): The good news cheered her.
11.
to encourage or incite: She cheered him on when he was about to give up.
verb (used without object)
Idioms12.
to utter cheers of approval, encouragement, triumph, etc.
13.
to become happier or more cheerful (often followed by up): She cheered up as soon as the sun began to shine.
14.
Obsolete. to be or feel in a particular state of mind or spirits.
15.
be of good cheer, (used as an exhortation to be cheerful): Be of good cheer! Things could be much worse.
16.
with good cheer, cheerfully; willingly: She accepted her lot with good cheer.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English chere face < Anglo-French; compare Old French chiere < Late Latin cara face, head < Greek kárā head
1175–1225; Middle English chere face < Anglo-French; compare Old French chiere < Late Latin cara face, head < Greek kárā head
Related forms
cheer·er, noun
cheer·ing·ly, adverb
un·cheered, adjective
un·cheer·ing, adjective
well-cheered, adjective
Synonyms
3. solace. 5. joy, mirth, glee, merriment. 9. applaud. 10. exhilarate, animate. Cheer, gladden, enliven mean to make happy or lively. To cheer is to comfort, to restore hope and cheerfulness to (now often cheer up, when thoroughness, a definite time, or a particular point in the action is referred to): to cheer a sick person; She soon cheered him up. (Compare eat up.) To gladden does not imply a state of sadness to begin with, but suggests bringing pleasure or happiness to someone: to gladden someone's heart with good news. Enliven suggests bringing vivacity and liveliness: to enliven a dull evening, a party. 11. inspirit.
3. solace. 5. joy, mirth, glee, merriment. 9. applaud. 10. exhilarate, animate. Cheer, gladden, enliven mean to make happy or lively. To cheer is to comfort, to restore hope and cheerfulness to (now often cheer up, when thoroughness, a definite time, or a particular point in the action is referred to): to cheer a sick person; She soon cheered him up. (Compare eat up.) To gladden does not imply a state of sadness to begin with, but suggests bringing pleasure or happiness to someone: to gladden someone's heart with good news. Enliven suggests bringing vivacity and liveliness: to enliven a dull evening, a party. 11. inspirit.
Antonyms
10. discourage, depress.
10. discourage, depress.
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Example Sentences
- The day is dark and cloudy, but you feel full of festive cheer.
- There were both good and bad reasons for this paradoxical good cheer.
- And some newly released data about earlier months give reasons to cheer too.
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Word Origin & History
cheer
early 13c., from Anglo-Norm. chere "the face," from O.Fr. chiere, from L.L. cara "face," from Gk. kara "head," from PIE base *ker- "head." Already by M.E. meaning had extended metaphorically to "mood, demeanor, mental condition" as reflected in the face. Could be in a good or bad sense ("The feend ...
EXPANDbeguiled her with treacherye, and brought her into a dreerye cheere," "Merline," c.1500), but positive sense has predominated since c.1400. Meaning "shout of encouragement" first recorded 1720, perhaps nautical slang (earlier "to encourage by words or deeds," early 15c.). Cheer up (intrans.) first attested 1670s. Cheers as a salute or toast when taking a drink is British, 1919. The old English greeting what cheer was picked up by Algonquian Indians of southern New England from the Puritans and spread in Indian languages as far as Canada.
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cheer
open two-wheeled vehicle that was the American adaptation of the French chaise. Its chairlike body, seating the passengers on one seat above the axle, was hung by leather braces from a pair of square wooden springs attached to the shafts
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