cheer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere, from Late Latin cara.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cheer (countable and uncountable; plural cheers)

  1. (obsolete) The face. [13th-16th c.]
    • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XIII:
      on the morne they departed, with wepyng chere, and than every knyght toke the way that hym lyked beste.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.50:
      Heraclitus taking pitie and compassion of the very same condition of ours, was continually seene with a sad, mournfull, and heavie cheere [transl. visage], and with teares trickling downe his blubbered eyes.
  2. (obsolete) One's expression or countenance. [13th-19th c.]
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.7:
      ‘thorough evill rest of this last night, / Or ill apayd or much dismayd ye be; / That by your change of cheare is easie for to see.’
  3. (archaic) One's attitude, mood. [from 14th c.]
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:
      And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere, it is I, be not afrayed.
  4. (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; a nice disposition. [from 14th c.]
  5. A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray". [from 18th c.]
    A cheer rose from the crowd.
  6. A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

A cheerful attitude; a nice disposition
A cry of "hurrah", "hurray", "yeah", or some other word expressing joy

Verb[edit]

cheer (third-person singular simple present cheers, present participle cheering, simple past and past participle cheered)

  1. (intransitive) To shout a cheer or cheers.
    The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

To shout a cheer or cheers
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