| cheer (chîr) n. 1. Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy: a happy tune, full of cheer. 2. A source of joy or happiness; a comfort. 3. a. A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation. b. A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders. 4. Festive food and drink; refreshment. v. cheered, cheer·ing, cheers v.tr. 1. To make happier or more cheerful: a warm fire that cheered us. 2. To encourage with or as if with cheers; urge: The fans cheered the runners on. See Synonyms at encourage. 3. To salute or acclaim with cheers; applaud. See Synonyms at applaud. v.intr. 1. To shout cheers. 2. To become cheerful: had lunch and soon cheered up. [Middle English chere, expression, mood, from Old French chiere, face, from Late Latin cara, from Greek kara, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] cheer  er n.cheer ing·ly adv. |
cheer [tʃɪə]
vb
1. (usually foll by up) to make or become happy or hopeful; comfort or be comforted
2. to applaud with shouts
3. (when tr, sometimes foll by on) to encourage (a team, person, etc.) with shouts, esp in contests
n
1. a shout or cry of approval, encouragement, etc., often using such words as hurrah! or rah! rah! rah!
three cheers three shouts of hurrah given in unison by a group to honour someone or celebrate something
3. happiness; good spirits
4. state of mind; spirits (archaic, except in the phrases be of good cheer, with good cheer)
5. Archaic provisions for a feast; fare See also cheers
[C13 (in the sense: face, welcoming aspect): from Old French chere, from Late Latin cara face, from Greek kara head]
cheerer n
cheeringly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cheer - a cry or shout of approval commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" banzai - a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph bravo - a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance salvo - a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval" |
| 2. | cheer - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness - a cheerful willingness to be obliging | |
| Verb | 1. | cheer - give encouragement to buck up, take heart - gain courage encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
| 2. | cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts" | |
| 3. | cheer - cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children" | |
| 4. | cheer - become cheerful | |
| 5. | cheer - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
cheer
verb
noun
1. applause, ovation, plaudits, acclamation The colonel was rewarded by a resounding cheer from his men.
2. cheerfulness, comfort, joy, optimism, animation, glee, solace, buoyancy, mirth, gaiety, merriment, liveliness, gladness, hopefulness, merry-making This news did not bring them much cheer.
cheer someone up comfort, encourage, brighten, hearten, enliven, gladden, gee up, jolly along (informal) She chatted away brightly, trying to cheer him up.
cheer up take heart, rally, perk up, buck up (informal) Cheer up, things could be a lot worse.
Translations
cheer [tʃɪəʳ]
A. N
1. (= applause) → ovación f, aclamación f; (= hurrah) → vítor m, viva m
a cheer went up from the crowd → la multitud prorrumpió en ovaciones or vítores
there were loud cheers at this → esto fue muy aplaudido
three cheers for the president! → ¡viva el presidente!, ¡tres hurras por el presidente!
a cheer went up from the crowd → la multitud prorrumpió en ovaciones or vítores
there were loud cheers at this → esto fue muy aplaudido
three cheers for the president! → ¡viva el presidente!, ¡tres hurras por el presidente!
2. (= comfort) → consuelo m
the inflation figures offer little cheer to the government → el nivel de inflación brinda poco consuelo al gobierno
the inflation figures offer little cheer to the government → el nivel de inflación brinda poco consuelo al gobierno
3. (= state of mind) be of good cheer (liter) → ¡ánimo!
C. VT
cheer on VT + ADV → animar(con aplausos or gritos)
cheer up
cheer [ˈtʃɪər]
vt
(= gladden) → réconforter
vi → applaudir
cheers! excl
(= good health) → à la vôtre!
vi (= become more cheerful) → se dérider (= be more hopeful) → reprendre courage
cheer up! → ne te laisse pas abattre!
cheer up! → ne te laisse pas abattre!
cheer
n
→ Hurra- or Beifallsruf m; (= cheering) → Hurrageschrei nt, → Jubel m; to give three cheers for somebody → jdn dreimal hochleben lassen, ein dreifaches Hoch auf jdn ausbringen; three cheers for Mike! → ein dreifaches Hurra für Mike!; cheers! (inf: = your health) → prost!; (Brit inf: = goodbye) → tschüs(s)! (inf); (Brit inf: = thank you) → danke schön!
(= comfort) → Aufmunterung f, → Ermutigung f; the news gave us some cheer → die Nachricht munterte uns auf; words of cheer → aufmunternde Worte, Zuspruch m
(old, = food etc) good cheer → Tafelfreude (→ n pl) f (old)
vt
(= gladden) → aufmuntern, aufheitern, froh machen
cheer [tʃɪəʳ]
cheer [tʃɪəʳ]
1. n (shout) → evviva m inv; (applause) → applauso
three cheers for the winner! → tre urrà per il vincitore!
three cheers for the winner! → tre urrà per il vincitore!
2. vt
a. (applaud, winner) → applaudire
b. (gladden) → rallegrare
3. vi → applaudire
cheer on vt + adv (person) → incitare
cheer up
2. vt + adv → rallegrare, tirar su di morale
cheer [tʃɪəʳ]
1. n (shout) → evviva m inv; (applause) → applauso
three cheers for the winner! → tre urrà per il vincitore!
three cheers for the winner! → tre urrà per il vincitore!
2. vt
a. (applaud, winner) → applaudire
b. (gladden) → rallegrare
3. vi → applaudire
cheer on vt + adv (person) → incitare
cheer up
2. vt + adv → rallegrare, tirar su di morale
n cheer [tʃiə]
1 a shout of approval, encouragement or welcome Three cheers for the Queen! hoera هُتاف одобрителен вик provolávání slávy hurraråb das Hurra ζητωκραυγή viva, hurra hurraahüüd هورا؛ هلهله eläköön-huuto acclamation(s) עִדוּד @@@עִידוּד$$$ हर्ष raspoloženje, klicanje, odobravanje éljenzés sorakan fagnaðaróp urrà, acclamazione かっさい 환호성 valio! piekrišanas/urā sauciens; lai dzīvo!' sorakan juichkreet, aanmoediging hurrarop, bravorop, heiarop okrzyk, wiwat viva ovaţie подбадривающее, приветственное восклицание volanie na slávu vzklik navijanje bifallsrop, hurrarop การส่งเสียงเชียร์ alkış(lama) 歡呼 ура! слава! نعرۂ تحسین tiếng reo mừng 欢呼
2 mood Be of good cheer. blymoedigheid حالةٌ نَفْسِيّةٌ حَسَنَه настроение nálada (godt) humør die Stimmung διάθεση humor tuju روحیه؛ حالت tuuli courage שָׂמֵח अच्छा मिजाज veselost, veselje hangulat gembira hugarástand, skap umore 気分 성원 nuotaika labs garastāvoklis gembiralah humeur (godt) humør, munterhet nastrój humor dispoziţie настроение dobrá nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje sinnesstämning ความสดชื่นรื่นเริง ruhsal durum 心情 настрій خوشگورا مزاج hạnh phúc 心情
v
to give a shout of approval etc (to) The crowd cheered the new champion. toejuig يَهْتِفُ لِ насърчавам provolat slávu råbe hurra; tiljuble zujubeln επευφημώ vitorear, aclamar hurraatama هورا کشیدن؛ زنده باد گفتن hurrata encourager לְהָרִיע जयजयकार करना razveseliti se (meg)éljenez bersorak fagna acclamare かっさいを送る 성원하다 sveikinti sveikt menyorak toejuichen, aanmoedigen rope hurra, heie fram, (til)juble wiwatować ovacionar a ovaţiona приветствовать volať na slávu vzklikati klicati jubla bifall åt, heja på, hurra för เปล่งเสียงแสดงความยินดี alkışlamak 為...歡呼 гучно вітати, вітати оплесками شادمانی کا نعرہ لگانا tiếng reo mừng 为...欢呼
adj cheerful
full of, or causing, happiness a cheerful smile; cheerful news. opgeruimd مُبْتَهٍج، مُفْرِح бодър veselý, příjemný munter heiter ευδιάθετος, χαρμόσυνος alegre, animado, risueño rõõmus شاد؛ سرزنده iloinen joyeux שֵׂמח आनन्दित veseo, razdragan derűs gembira glaðvær; uppörvandi allegro, gioioso 朗らかな 명랑한 džiaugsmingas, linksmas līksms; priecīgs riang vrolijk glad, munter, oppmuntrende radosny alegre vesel; înveselitor радостный radostný vesel radostan glad, munter, glädjande ที่ร่าเริง neşeli, şen; güzel 快樂的，高興的 бадьорий, веселий خوش باش ، شادماں hào hứng 快乐的
adv cheerfully
opgeruimd بابْتِهاج، بِفَرَح، بانْشِراح الصَّدْر весело vesele muntert; fornøjet heiter καλοδιάθετα alegremente rõõmsalt با شادی iloisesti joyeusement בְּשִׂמחָה आनन्दपूर्वक veseo, radostan, vedar derűsen penuh kegembiraan glaðlega; fúslega allegramente, gioiosamente 朗らかに 기분 좋게, 기꺼이 linksmai līksmi; priecīgi dengan riang vrolijk gladelig, med glede, muntert radośnie alegremente vesel радостно radostne veselo radosno glatt, muntert อย่างร่าเริง neşeyle 快樂地 бадьоро, весело شاداں و فرحاں một cách phấn khởi 快乐地
n cheerfulness
opgeruimdheid ابْتِهاج، فَرَح، انْشِراح الصَّدْر бодрост veselá mysl/nálada godt humør; glæde die Heiterkeit κέφι alegría, buen humor rõõmsus شادی؛ سرزندگی iloisuus gaêté שִׂמחָה आनन्द veselje, radost, vedrina vidámság kegembiraan glaðlyndi allegria 朗らかさ 기분 좋음 linksmumas līksmība keriangan vrolijkheid glede, munterhet wesołość alegria veselie радостность veselosť veselost veselost gladlynthet ความแจ่มใส neşeli olma, neşelilik 快樂 бадьорість خوشی ، مسرت ، زندہ دلی sự phấn khởi 快乐
adj cheerless
gloomy a cheerless room. neerslagtig كَئيب، مُنْقَبِضُ الصَّدْر безрадостен ponurý glædesløs; trist freudlos μελαγχολικός triste sünge دلگیر؛ غمگین ankea triste עַצוּב उदास neveseo, turoban szomorú sedih, suram gleðisnauður triste, squallido 陰気な 우울한 niūrus drūms muram vreugdeloos gledeløs, trist ponury triste trist, posomorât унылый pochmúrny žalosten sumoran glädjelös, dyster ไม่รื่นเริง kasvetli, hüzün verici 陰鬱的 сумний, понурий افسردہ ، مردہ دل ảm đạm 阴暗的
interj cheers!
1 used as a toast when drinking. gesondheid صَحْتين! نَخْبَك! كاسَك! (عند الشراب) Наздраве Na zdraví! skål Prost! εβίβα! (επιφ.) ¡salud! terviseks!, proosit! به سلامتی terveydeksi!, kippis à la vtre “לְחָיִים!” शराब पीते वक्त कहा जाता है živjeli egészségére! selamat skál! (alla) salute 乾杯！ 건배! į sveikatą! uz veselību! (tosts) sorak cheers proost! skål! na zdrowie saúde noroc! (за) ваше здоровье na zdravie! na zdravje živeli skål! คำกล่าวเมื่อชนแก้วกันหมายถึงขอให้มีสุขภาพดี şerefe! 乾杯 за ваше здоров'я! будьмо! شراب پیتے وقت ایک دوسرے کو کہتے ہیں sử dụng khi nâng cốc chúc sức khỏe 干杯！
2 cheerio! tot siens إلى اللقاء Здравей tak ahoj, nazdar hej-hej mach's gut! γεια! (επιφ.) ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego! nägemist! خدانگهدار hei hei salut! שָׁלוֹם वाह-वाह živjeli viszlát! selamat! Sampai jumpa bless!; skál! salute! さよなら (헤어질 때) 안녕 sudie! visu labu! sorak cheerio daag! ha det! cześć adeus salut! всего (хорошего)! nazdar! živio živeli hej då! ลาก่อน Hoşçakal!, Hadi eyvallah! 再會 бувайте здорові! усього найкращого! خوشی کا اظہار chào tạm biệt 再会！
3 thanks! dankie شُكْرا мерси děkuji tak Danke ευχαριστώ! (επιφ.) ¡gracias! tänan! ممنون kiitos merci! תוֹדָה शुक्रिया živjeli kösz! terima kasih! takk! grazie! ありがとう！ 감사합니다! ačiū! paldies! sorak terima kasih bedankt! takk! dzięki! obrigado mersi! спасибо! ďakujem hvala hvala tack! ขอบคุณ Teşekkürler!, Sağol! 多謝 дякую! شکریہ cám ơn 多谢！
adj cheery
lively and happy. opgewek حَيَوي، مُبْهِج، جَذْلان жизнерадостен živý, veselý munter; glad; fornøjelig froh εγκάρδιος, χαρούμενος alegre, lleno de alegría, optimista lõbus دلشاد؛ سرحال hilpeä joyeux עַלִיז खुश vedar, veseo vidám gembira kátur, glaðvær allegro, cordiale 陽気な 기분 좋은 džiugus līksms; jautrs girang opgewekt munter, livlig wesoły cordial voios оживлённый radostný živahen radostan glad, munter ที่มีความสุข şen, neşeli, keyifli 開心愉快的 бадьорий; радісний زندہ دل ، مسرور vui vẻ 喜气洋洋的
adv cheerily
vrolik بابْتِهاج، بِفَرَح жизнерадостно vesele muntert; fornøjeligt froh εγκάρδια alegremente lõbusalt با شادی hilpeästi gaiement בְּעַלִיזוּת प्रसन्नता से veselo, srdačno vidáman dengan riang glaðlega cordialmente 陽気に 명랑하게 džiugiai līksmi; jautri dengan girang opgewekt muntert, livlig wesoło cordialmente voios оживлённо radostne živahno radosno glatt, muntert อย่างมีความสุข neşeyle, keyifle 喜氣洋洋地 весело زندہ دلی سے một cách phấn khởi 喜气洋洋地
n cheeriness
vrolikheid ابْتِهاج، فَرَح жизнерадостност veselost munterhed; glæde der Frohsinn εγκαρδιότητα alegría lõbusus سرور؛ دلشادی hilpeys gaîté עַלִיזוּת प्रसन्नता veselje, srdačnost víg alaptermészet keriangan glaðværð allegria, cordialità 陽気さ 명랑함 džiugesys jautrība kegirangan opgewektheid glede, munterhet, livlighet wesołość cordialidade voioşie оживлённость veselosť živahnost radost munterhet, glättighet ความสุข neşeli olma 喜氣洋洋 веселість شادمانی کی کیفیت sự phấn khởi 喜气洋洋
cheer up
to make or become (more cheerful) He cheered up when he saw her; The flowers will cheer her up. opvrolik يَبْتَهِج، يَفْرَح، يَنْشَرِح صَدْرُه развеселявам (се) rozjařit, rozjasnit se fatte nyt mod; opmuntre aufheitern φτιάχνω το κέφι κπ. reanimarse virgutama, virguma شاد کردن piristää, piristyä s'egayer לְעוֹדֵד प्रसन्न करना, प्रसन्न होना razveseliti se felvidul menghibur hressa, kæta; verða léttari í geði farsi animo, rallegrarsi 元気づける 격려하다 pradžiug(in)ti, pralinksmėti uzmundrināt; uzlabot garastāvokli menggembirakan opvrolijken oppmuntre; lyse opp rozweselić, ucieszyć się animar(-se) a (se) înveseli ободрять(ся) potešiť razveseliti (se) oraspoložiti muntra upp, gaska upp sig ทำให้รื่นเริงขึ้น neşelen(dir)mek (使)感到高興(或振作起來) тішити(ся); підбадьорити(ся) خوش ہونا làm vui vẻ 感到高兴
cheer → ابتهاج, يبتهج povzbudit, povzbuzení heppe, jubel Beifall, zujubeln ζητωκραυγάζω, ζητωκραυγή ovación, ovacionar osoittaa suosiota, suosionosoitus encouragement, encourager obodriti, veselje acclamare, evviva 喝采, 声援する 갈채, 성원하다 juichen, juichkreet heie på, hurrarop rozweselić, usposobienie alegrar, viva веселить, ободрительное восклицание hurra för, hurrarop เปล่งเสียงแสดงความยินดี, การส่งเสียงเชียร์ tezahürat, tezahürat yapmak cổ vũ, sự cổ vũ 欢呼
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