cheer
♦ cheer /tʃ'ɪər/ (cheers cheering cheered)
1 [VERB] V, V n, V for n, V-ing
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.
The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...
Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.
...the Irish Americans who came to the park to cheer for their boys...
Cheering crowds lined the route.
≠ boo, jeer
[N-COUNT]
Cheer is also a noun.
The colonel was rewarded with a resounding cheer from the men.
2 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If you are cheered by something, it makes you happier or less worried.
Stephen noticed that the people around him looked cheered by his presence...
The weather was perfect for a picnic, he told himself, but the thought did nothing to cheer him.
= hearten
≠ sadden
● cheering [ADJ]
...very cheering news...
= heartening
≠ disheartening
3 [CONVENTION]
People sometimes say `Cheers' to each other just before they drink an alcoholic drink. (mainly BRIT)
4 [CONVENTION]
Some people say `Cheers' as a way of saying `thank you' or `goodbye'. (BRIT INFORMAL)cheer on
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
When you cheer someone on, you shout loudly in order to encourage them, for example when they are taking part in a game.
A thousand supporters packed into the stadium to cheer them on...
Most will probably be cheering on their favourite players.cheer up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V pron-refl P, V P, also V P n (not pron)
When you cheer up or when something cheers you up, you stop feeling depressed and become more cheerful.
I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up...
I wrote that song just to cheer myself up...
Cheer up, better times may be ahead.
1 [VERB] V, V n, V for n, V-ing
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.
The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...
Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.
...the Irish Americans who came to the park to cheer for their boys...
Cheering crowds lined the route.
≠ boo, jeer
[N-COUNT]
Cheer is also a noun.
The colonel was rewarded with a resounding cheer from the men.
2 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If you are cheered by something, it makes you happier or less worried.
Stephen noticed that the people around him looked cheered by his presence...
The weather was perfect for a picnic, he told himself, but the thought did nothing to cheer him.
= hearten
≠ sadden
● cheering [ADJ]
...very cheering news...
= heartening
≠ disheartening
3 [CONVENTION]
People sometimes say `Cheers' to each other just before they drink an alcoholic drink. (mainly BRIT)
4 [CONVENTION]
Some people say `Cheers' as a way of saying `thank you' or `goodbye'. (BRIT INFORMAL)cheer on
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
When you cheer someone on, you shout loudly in order to encourage them, for example when they are taking part in a game.
A thousand supporters packed into the stadium to cheer them on...
Most will probably be cheering on their favourite players.cheer up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V pron-refl P, V P, also V P n (not pron)
When you cheer up or when something cheers you up, you stop feeling depressed and become more cheerful.
I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up...
I wrote that song just to cheer myself up...
Cheer up, better times may be ahead.