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Cheer

Definition: Cheer

Cheer

Noun

1. A cry or shout of approval.

2. The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room".

Verb

1. Give encouragement to.

2. Show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy".

3. Make cheerful.

4. Become cheerful.

5. Urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "cheer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Synonyms: Cheer

Synonyms: cheerfulness (n), barrack (v), cheer up (v), chirk up (v), embolden (v), exhort (v), hearten (v), inspire (v), jolly along (v), jolly up (v), pep up (v), recreate (v), urge (v), urge on (v). (additional references)
Antonyms: uncheerfulness (n), complain (v), dishearten (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Cheer

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Aid

Oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of; humor, cheer, encourage.

Amusement

Recreate, solace, cheer, rejoice; please; interest; treat, regale.

Giggle, titter, snicker, crow, cheer, chuckle, shout; horse laugh, belly laugh, hearty laugh; guffaw; burst of laughter, fit of laughter, shout of laughter, roar of laughter, peal of laughter; cachinnation; Kentish fire; tiger.

Approbation

Commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment; pay a tribute, bepraise; clap the hands; applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore; panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff; extol, extol to the skies; magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of; flatter; bless, give a blessing to; have a good word for, say a good word for; speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of; sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of; resound the praises of; sing praises to; cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo.

Applause, plaudit, clap; clapping, clapping of hands; acclaim, acclamation; cheer; paean, hosannah; shout of applause, peal of applause, chorus of applause, chorus of praise; Prytaneum.

Cheerfulness

Noun: cheerfulness; Adjective: geniality, gayety, l'allegro, cheer, good humor, spirits; high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits; glee, high glee, light heart; sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast; gaiete de coeur, bon naturel.

Courage

Give courage, infuse courage, inspire courage; reassure, encourage, embolden, inspirit, cheer, nerve, put upon one's mettle, rally, raise a rallying cry; pat on the back, make a man of., keep in countenance.

Courtesy

Receive, do the honors, usher, greet, hail, bid welcome; welcome, welcome with open arms; shake hands; hold out the hand, press the hand, squeeze the hand, press the flesh; bid Godspeed; speed the parting guest; cheer, serenade.

Food

Food, pabulum; aliment, nourishment, nutriment; sustenance, sustentation, sustention; nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; commissariat; (provision); prey, forage, pasture, pasturage; fare, cheer; diet, dietary; regimen; belly timber, staff of life; bread, bread and cheese.

Hope

Beam of hope, ray of hope, gleam of hope, glimmer of hope, flash of hope, dawn of hope, star of hope; cheer; bit of blue sky, silver lining, silver lining of the cloud, bottom of Pandora's box, balm in Gilead; light at the end of the tunnel.

Give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope; Noun: promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale; raise expectations; encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden.

Pleasure

Joy, gladness, delight, glee, cheer, sunshine; cheerfulness.

Sociality

Conviviality; good fellowship, good company; joviality, jollity, savoir vivre, festivity, festive board, merrymaking; loving cup; hospitality, heartiness; cheer.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Cheer

English words defined with "cheer": banzai, BellycheerChear, Cheered, cheerful, cheering, Cheeringly, cheerless, cheeryDapaticalFeast daygayhooray, hurrah, HuzzaRecreatesunnyTo elevate a piece, To refresh the memoryuncheerful, uncheerfulness, Unsadden, Upcheer. (references)
Specialty definitions using "cheer": Dutch GleekmonkeyballsPeg too Low, President, Programmer's CheerScandal-broth, Seraiah. (references)
Etymologies containing "cheer": Horn. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Cheer" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (country, home, land, shore, state, territory).

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Modern Usage: Cheer

DomainUsage

Screenplays

There's nothing like a little bit of mayhem to cheer one up. (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

You'll find more cheer in a graveyard (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Well, cheer up, Mary; living alone has its compensations (The Women; writing credit: Anita Loos)

Hey, cheer up (Grease; writing credit: Bronte Woodard.)

I thought that a nice afternoon at the Garden Fete might cheer him up a bit. (Poirot; writing credit: Clive Exton; Anthony Horowitz)

Lyrics

Gravestones cheer the living, dear, they're no use to the dead (Buy For Me the Rain; performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

To cheer the night along (Higher Love; performing artist: Steve Winwood)

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean (Daydream Believer; performing artist: The Monkees)

He's never near you to comfort and cheer you (Kiss Him Goodbye; performing artist: The Nylons)

So don't fear us, cheer us ("Men in Black"; performing artist: Will Smith)

Movie/TV Titles

Cheer the Brave (1951)

Thousands Cheer (1943)

While Thousands Cheer (1940)

Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)

Swing That Cheer (1938)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Cheer

DomainTitle

Books

  • 2,002 Ways to Cheer Yourself Up (reference)

  • Cheer Up, Little Duck: Touch and Play (Little Friends Series) (reference)

  • Cheer USA 4, We've Got Spirit! (reference)

  • Mary Engelbreit Christmas Ideas Make Good Cheer (reference)

  • Quotations to Cheer You Up When the World Is Getting You Down (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Cheer

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Photo Album: Cheer

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Having a little cheer on a day off in Willmar Triangulation party of Carl I. Aslakson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Some U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons fans used blue and white face paint to show their support for the team. Robert Barajas (l.-r.), Scott Thiessen, and Able Barajas helped cheer the Falcons to a 37-34 victory over the Fresno State Bulldogs at the Silicon.

"Rear Admiral Lewis Ashfield Kimberly U.S.N. painted these pictures of the hurricane at Samoa after his retirement while he lived at 72 Perkins St. West Newton, Massachusetts. I can recall his saying that it was the swift and tremendously strong under tow that was a great factor in keeping the U.S.S. Trenton from pounding down on the sharp reefs as each wave threw her upon them. He also spoke of the spontaneous cheer of the men on the Trenton, as the Calliope drew past and went out to sea." Comments by Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, daughter of Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, concerning the sketches of the Apia hurricane that are contained in his personal journal. Credit: NAVY.

Life was made for love and cheer. Credit: Library of Congress.

Varlet serve me to what cheer ye have. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cheer up, my boy, we're going to let you have copper pennies again. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cheer up! he's gotta tell you something within six weeks!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hoover continues eastern speaking tour as New Jersey towns cheer. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hoover invades democratic stronghold--thousands come out to cheer republican nominee in New Jersey. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cheer Cafe, Cook, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Cheer

AuthorQuotation

Aristippus

Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life.

Edmund Burke

Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.

Pindar

When toilsome contests have been decided, good cheer is the best physician, and songs, the sage daughters of the Muses, soothe with their touch.

Sir Walter Scott

Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.

Socrates

Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Cheer

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Harriet looked white and frightened, and he was trying to cheer her.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Cheer after cheer after cheer

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Cheer

SubjectTopicQuote

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom -- and of whom only -- it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President. If that's an honor surely 'tis a greater To have been a simple and undamned spectator. Behold in me a man of mark and note Whom no elector e'er denied a vote! -- An undiscredited, unhooted gent Who might, for all we know, be President By acclimation. Cheer, ye varlets, cheer -- I'm passing with a wide and open ear! Jonathan Fomry

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Cheer

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Bill Clinton

1993-2001This year, let's give the folks at home something to cheer about.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Cheer

"Cheer" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 50.21% of the time. "Cheer" is used about 714 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)50.21%35915,003
Noun (singular)34.13%24419,120
Lexical Verb (base form)14.97%10731,463
Noun (proper)0.7%5157,705
                    Total100.00%714N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Cheer

Expressions using "cheer": be of a good cheer be of good cheer blue cheer bronx cheer cheer leader cheer on cheer section cheer smb. on cheer to the echo cheer to the very echo cheer up cheer up! christmas cheer good cheer jubilant cheer make good cheer Programmer's Cheer To cheer ship what cheer Whzt cheer. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "cheer": cheer-lead, cheer-leaders, cheer-leading, cheer-oh, cheer-up.

Ending with "cheer": belly-cheer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cheer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cheer

3,068

blue cheer

53

cheerleading cheer

770

cheer tv show

50

softball cheer

702

cheer shorts

49

cheer chant

351

cheer pic

48

team cheer

103

cheer video

46

cheer music

100

cheer clipart

44

cheer for cheerleader

98

chant cheer softball

43

bring it on cheer

96

cheer leading

43

cheer stunt

94

business cheer solution

42

cheerleading cheer chant

93

baseball cheer

41

cheer uniform

81

cheer obie trice

41

cheer up

80

art cheer clip

40

cheer dance

70

cheer competition

39

cheer theme song

70

cheer friday

39

cheer shoes

62

cheer cliff

38

cheer cast

62

actor cheer george

35

camp cheer

60

bow cheer loris

35

cheer picture

56

america cheer

35

cheer quote

56

cheer poem up

33

cheer and dance music

55

cheer hello

33
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Cheer

Language Translations for "cheer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

të pirë e të ngrënë, nxitje (abetment, challenge, countenance, dare, dig, drive, egging, encouragement, exhortation, fomentation, impetus, impulsion, incentive, incitement, inducement, instancy, instigation, kick, oestrum, oestrus, pressure, prod, prompt, prompting, stimulation, stimulus, urge), ngazëllim (ecstasy, elation, enthusiasm, exultancy, exultation, flush, gladness, jubilance, Jubilate, jubilation, kick, rapture, vibrancy, vibration), mbush me gëzim (cheer up), inkurajim (encouragement, nurse), humor (humor, humour, mood, pleasantry, temper), gazmend (gaiety, glee, joy, liveliness, merriment, mirth), gaz (cheerfulness, exhilaration, fluid, fume, gaiety, gas, glee, jamboree, jocularity, jocundity, jollity, joviality, joy, liveliness, merriment, merriness, mirth, rattle, rollick, sunshine, tittup, waggery), gëzoj (Chirk, delight, enjoy, gladden, hearten, make glad, overjoy, warm), gëzim (enjoyment, festivity, gaiety, gladness, glee, joy, merriment, mirth, rejoice, waggery), brohoritje (acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheering, furor, hail, ovation, recall, salvo, Viva), brohorit (acclaim), brohoras (acclaim). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فرح (cheerful, delight, gaiety, gladden, gladness, glee, gleesome, gloat, happy, joy, joyful, liven up, rejoicing, thaw, tickle), ‏هلل (acclaim, praise), ‏هتف (acclaim, applaud, blare, ejaculate, exclaim, root, whoop, yell), ‏هتاف (acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheering, clarion, cry, ejaculation, exclamation, hallo, ovation, plaudit, whoop, yell), ‏نشجيع, ‏تهليل (acclamation), ‏إبتهج (brighten, delight, get excited, gloat, glory, rejoice, triumph), ‏إبتهاج (acclamation, airiness, buoyancy, cheerfulness, ecstasy, exhilaration, exultation, festival, festivity, gaiety, joy, jubilation, lustiness, pleasure, rejoicing, spree, sunshine), ‏رفع الحالة المعنوية, ‏شعور (affect, aura, consciousness, feel, feeling, hunch, pulse, sensation), ‏شجع (animate, comfort, countenance, cultivate, embolden, encourage, feed, fortify, foster, hearten, inspirit, instigation, invite, nerve, promote, root, spur, support). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ура (hurrah, hurray, whee, whoopee), гощавка (wassail), веселие (exhilaration, frolic, glee, hilarity, jollity, junket, lark, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, revel), викам ура на, одобрителен вик, настроение (feeling, fit, frame of mind, humor, humour, mood, spirit, temper, tune), аплодирам (acclaim, applaud, rise to). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

喝采 (acclaim), 欢呼 (Cheered, cheering), 叫好 (applaud). (various references)

   

Czech

  

veselá mysl, vítat (acclaim, greet, welcome), potìšit (gladden, please, tickle), pobízet (put up, spur, underbid, urge, urge on), nálada (disposition, humor, humour, mood, spirit, spirits, temper, tuning), jásot (acclamations, cheering, jubilance, jubilation, shout). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hoera roepen. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

plifervorigi (fire, inspire, stimulate), hurao, hurai. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فریادوهلهله افرین , هلهله کردن (Applause), هورا (Bravo, Whoopee), تشویق کردن (Countenance, Encourage, Eulogize, Grace, Patronize), خوشی (Bliss, Curvet, Delight, Felicity, Gala, Glee, Gust, Hilarity, Jamboree, Jollification, Jollity, Joviality, Joy, Joyance, Lark, Mirth, Paradise, Pleasure, Ploy, Splurge, Spree), دلخوشی دادن . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ilahduttaa (gladden), hyvähuuto (acclamation), hurrata, hurraahuuto, eläköönhuuto, eläköön. (various references)

   

French

  

supporter, remonter le moral, jubiler, gaieté (cheerfulness, cheering), encouragement, applaudissement (cheering, chorus), applaudir, acclamer, acclamation. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

oanhysje (abet, encourage, excite, fire, impel, incite, inspire, instigate, provoke, rouse, spur on, stimulate, stir up, urge), oanfjurje (abet, encourage, fire, impel, inspire, instigate, rouse, spur on, stimulate, stir up, urge), oanfiterje (abet, encourage, fire, impel, inspire, instigate, rouse, spur on, stimulate, stir up, urge). (various references)

   

German

  

hochruf, jubeln (jubilate, rejoice, to cheer, to jubilate, triumph). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ζητωκραυγάζω (hail). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לשמח (amuse, delight, elate, exhilarate, gladden, rejoice), לעו"" (cheer up, embolden, encourage, hearten, invigorate, keep in countenance, man, nerve, spirit, strengthen), ל"ריע (acclaim, shout, shout in triumph, trumpet), תרוע" (alarm, blare, blast, cry, shout, tattoo, trumpet call), שמח" (exhilaration, felicity, gaiety, gladness, glee, happiness, joy, mirth), ע"ו" (encouragement, exhoration, incentive, stimulus). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vendéglátás (hospitality), jó hangulat (conviviality, good humor, good humour, light mood), éljenzés (acclamation, cheering, hurrah, ovation). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sorak sorai. (various references)

   

Italian

  

cibo (fare, food, grub, meat, nourishment, scoff, viands), rallegrare (brighten, cheer up, congratulate, delight, make glad, rejoice), incoraggiare (animate, bear up, embolden, encourage, Foster, hearted, hearten, urge), grido di incoraggiamento, evviva (cheers, hurrah), esultare (exult, glory, Jubilate, maffick, rejoice, triumph), applauso (acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheering, clap, elan), applaudire (acclaim, applaud, clap). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ダ行 (bing, chain, chain letter, cheap, cheerleader, cheese, chief, Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu", cook in a microwave, ding, interjection, team, teamwork), "声 (shout of joy). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

チア , か"せい (accomplishment, complete, completion, control, dry, dryness, government-manufactured, government-regulated organization or facility etc., inertia, perfection, pitfall, quiet, sense, sensitiveness, sensitivity, shout, shout of joy, snoring sound, tranquil, trap). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

환호. (various references)

   

Manx

  

horaa (hurrah), gien (feast, glee, humour, show), gair. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eerchay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

comida (board, dietary, eating, fare, food, meal, peck, prog, scoff, tuck, tucker), confortar (comfort, console, solace), alegrar (adorn, beautify, decorate, delight, enliven, gladden, hearten, jollify, joy, make glad, rejoice), alegria (bliss, conviviality, delight, enjoyment, exhilaration, exultancy, felicity, frolic, gaiety, gladness, glee, happiness, hilarity, jocularity, jocundity, jollity, joviality, joy, joyfulness, jubilance, jubilation, light-heartedness, merriment, mirth, pleasure, rejoicing, sunshine, vivacity, whoopee), animar (actuate, animate, assure, awake, awaken, brighten, brisk, calorify, cherish, chirk, comfort, embolden, encourage, enliven, ensoul, exhilarate, flush, ginger, grandmother, hearten, heat, incite, inspire, inspirit, jazz, jolly, kittle, liven, liven up, nerve, pep, perk, propel, rally, rouse, smarten, spirit, stimulate, uphold, vitalize, vivify, warm), aplaudir (acclaim, applaud, approve, clap, hearten, praise), aplausos, ânimo (animus, courage, liveliness, manhood, mind, mood, soul), bom humor (geniality), satisfação (accomplishment, apology, assuagement, content, contents, dribblet, enjoyment, exhilaration, fulfillment, fulfilment, glee, glut, pride, rejoicing, relish, reparation, satisfaction, zest), dar vivas (hearten), disposição (accommodation, arrangement, cue, disposal, fit, formation, lay, line-up, liveliness, mood, order, predisposition, proviso, stomach, temperament, tendency), estado de espírito (affection, feather, mood, morale, state of mind), exclamação (ejaculation, exclamation, interjection, shout), iguaria (dish, mess), apoio (aid, backing, backup, bearer, buttress, countenance, furtherance, hold, holder, holdfast, prop, protection, staff, stay, strength, support, tie-plate, toehold, upholder). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

stimula (abet, activate, actuate, brace, develop, dynamize, elate, Energize, enliven, excite, fillip, fire, gladden, goad, hop, incite, inspire, irritate, lash, motive, needle, pander to, pep, pep up, prick, prompt, propel, provoke, push, quicken, rouse, sharpen, spur, stimulate, stir up, tickle, urge, whet), încuraja (buck up, countenance, elate, embolden, encourage, fire, hearten, inspire, inspirit, key up, nerve, pep, promote, reassure, stimulate, stomach, support, uphold). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

веселье (festivity, fun, gaiety, gladness, glee, hilarity, jamboree, jinks, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, merry-making, mirth, revel, revelry, shindig, shindy, spree, sunshine, the bowl, tittup), веселить (exhilarate, joy, rejoice), ободрять (embolden, encourage, hearten), ободрение (encouragement, reassurance), одобрять возглас, поощрять (embolden, encourage, place a premium, promote, put a premium). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

suilbh. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

veselo raspoloženje, bodriti (root for). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

animar (abet, animate, brighten up, brisk, buck up, embolden, encourage, enliven, fan, fire, hearten, impel, inspire, inspirit, instigate, jazz, lift, liven, liven up, pep up, perk up, pull for, reman, rouse, spur on, stimulate, stir up, urge, urge on), incitar (abet, encourage, fan, fire, impel, incite, inciter, inspire, instigate, provoke, put up, rouse, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, urge, urge on). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hurra (hurrah, hurray, whoopee, yippee). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

neşelendiren şey, alkışlamak (acclaim, applaud, clap, clap one's hands), avuntu (comfort, consolation, distraction, salve, solace), avutmak (cheer up, comfort, console, delude, distract, relieve, solace), ferahlamak (draw a breath, draw breath, freshen, freshen up, refresh, relieve one's feelings), huy (blood, character, constitution, habit, humor, humour, kidney, nature, temper, temperament, vein), keyif (bliss, conviviality, delight, enchantment, exhilaration, glee, high spirits, humor, humour, joviality, joy, Kef, pleasure, rejoicing, temper), keyiflendirmek, misafirperverlik (hospitality), alkış (acclaim, acclamation, applause, clap, hand, plaudit, plaudits), neşe (brightness, buoyancy, cheerfulness, cheeriness, esprit, exhilaration, frolic, gaiety, glee, hilarity, humor, humour, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joy, merriment, mirth, pleasantry, raciness, rejoicing, spirit, sprightliness, sunshine, vivacity), yiyecek erzak, neşelendirmek (amuse, animate, brace, brace up, brighten, buck up, cheer up, elate, enliven, exhilarate, hearten, inspirit, light, light up, liven, liven up, quicken, revive, spirit, spirit up, vivify), neşeli sesler çıkarmak, sevinç çığlığı (crow), sevinçle bağırmak, teşvik etmek (abet, cheer on, countenance, draw, egg, egg on, embolden, encourage, fillip, Foster, ginger, ginger up, give a fillip to, give countenance to, goad, goad on, incite, induce, inspirit, instigate, keep smb. in countenance, lend countenance to, lend wings to, prod, prompt, put a premium on, put smb. on his mettle, revitalize, set on, sharpen, spark, spoonfeed, spur, spur smb. on, stimulate, stir up, tickle up, urge), teselli (comfort, consolation, salve, solace), teselli etmek (cheer up, comfort, console, solace), tezahürat (cheers, ovations), mizaç (frame of mind, humor, humour, idiosyncrasy, nature, quality, temperament, vein). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

gцwnьne gotermek (cheer up). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

схвальний вигук, ура (hooray, hurrah, hurray, viva), розрада, тішити (delight, pamper), вітати оплесками, веселощі (frolic, gaiety, gambol, glee, joyfulness, merriment, merry making, mirth, racket, revelry, shindig, shindy), оплески (applause, clap, plaudit), настрій (cue, disposition, humor, humour, mood, posture, spirit, temper, vein), надихати (animate, ensoul, fire, imbue, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, lift, prepossess, spiritualize, warm), аплодувати (applaud, clap), підтримувати (aliment, back, back up, bear up, block, bolster, carry, corroborate, encourage, favour, fortify, get behind, hold up, keep alive, maintain, play up, prop, pull, push, second, sponsor, stand for, support, sustain, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold), підтримка (aegis, aliment, alimentation, backing, boost, crutch, egis, espousal, favour, pick me up, prop, sanction, smiles, sponsorship, support, sustention, vindication), підбадьорювати (bear up, bolden, embolden, encourage, enliven, hearten, jazz, pep up, reman), пожвавлення (animation, exhilaration, ginger, merriment, reactivation, zing). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tiêng hoan hô đ" ăn ngon, thể trạng cố gắng lên!, sự vui vẻ (gaiety, gladness, heartiness, hilarity, jauntiness, jocularity, jolliness, jollity, merriment, mirth), sự khuyến khích sự hoan hô, sự khoái trá sự cổ vũ, món ăn thịnh soạn khí sắc, hãy can đảm lên! đầy dũng cảm, đầy hy vọng c ng ít người c ng được ăn nhiều, đừng nản. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

sirioli (brighten), llonni (gladden), lloniant (joy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Cheer

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

kara. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

Catraeus wallichii, consolaberis, consolabimini, consolabitur, consolabor, consolabuntur, consolamini, consolandam, consolandum, consolans, consolantes, consolare, consolarentur, consolarer, consolaretur, consolari, consolata, consolati, consolator, consolatur, consolatus, consolatusque, consolemini, consolentur, consoleris, consoletur, hortabatur, hortare, hortaretur, hortati, hortatus, hortatusque, laetifica, laetificabat, laetificabis, laetificabo, laetificant, laetificantes, laetificantia, laetificasti, laetificat, laetificaverat, laetificaverunt, laetificavit, laetificet. (various references)

Late Latin300-700

cara. (various references)

Anglo-Norman1100-1600

chere. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Cheer

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 27, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEuqumoi de genomenoi panteV kai autoi proselabonto trofhV
Latin405VulgateAnimaequiores autem facti omnes et ipsi adsumpserunt cibum
Middle English1395WyclifAnd alle weren maad of betere coumfort, and thei token mete.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThen were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
Victorian English1833WebsterThen they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.
Basic English1964OgdenThen they all took heart and did the same.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Cheer

LanguageActs Chapter 27, Verse 36
AlbanianAtëherë të gjithë, si morën zemër, morën edhe ata nga ushqimi.
CebuanoUg unya nadasig silang tanan ug sila mikaon usab.
CroatianSvi se razvedre te i oni uzmu hrane.
DanishDa bleve de alle frimodige og toge også Næring til sig.
DutchEn zij allen, goedsmoeds geworden zijnde, namen ook zelven spijze.
FinnishSilloin kaikki tulivat rohkealle mielelle ja ottivat hekin ruokaa.
FrenchEt tous, reprenant courage, mangèrent aussi.
GermanDa wurden sie alle gutes Muts und nahmen auch Speise.
Haitian CreoleTout moun reprann kouraj; yo menm tou yo manje.
HungarianFelbátorodván pedig mindnyájan, szintén vevének magukhoz táplálékot.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMaka mereka semua bersemangat kembali dan turut makan juga.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKemudian tetaplah hati sekaliannya itu, lalu mereka itu pun makan.
ItalianTutti si sentirono rianimati, e anch'essi presero cibo.
LatvianTad visi kïuva droðâki un sâka çst.
MaoriNa ka marama nga ngakau o ratou katoa, ka kai ano ratou.
Norwegianda blev de alle frimodige og tok føde til sig de også.
PortugueseEntão todos cobraram ânimo e se puseram também a comer.   
RumanianToyi s`au kmbqrbqtat atunci, wi au luat wi ei de au mkncat.
RussianфПЗ"Б ЧУЕ П'П"ТЙМЙУШ Й ФБЛЦЕ ТЙОСМЙ ЙЭХ.
ShuarTura apatkun yuan Wáinkiar, Ashí aents shiir Enentáimsar Yurumáwarmiayi.
SpanishY cuando todos recobraron mejor ánimo, comieron ellos también.
SwahiliHapo wote wakapata moyo, nao pia wakala chakula.
SwedishDå blevo alla de andra vid gott mod och togo sig mat, också de.
UmaNgkai ree, moroho-mi nono-ra, ngkoni' omea-ramo.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Cheer

Derivations

Words beginning with "cheer": cheered, cheerer, cheerers, cheerful, cheerfuller, cheerfullest, cheerfully, cheerfulness, cheerfulnesses, cheerier, cheeriest, cheerily, cheeriness, cheerinesses, cheering, cheerio, cheerios, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleaders, cheerleading, cheerleads, cheerled, cheerless, cheerlessly, cheerlessness, cheerlessnesses, cheerly, cheero, cheeros, cheers, cheery. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Cheer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acheter, bher, cehe, ceir, Cfer, chaor, chaur, che, chea, chead, chear, cheard, cheder, chee, Cheeee, cheef, Cheen, Cheere, cheero, cheet, Cheez, chefet, cheg, Cheget, Chehem, cheiro, cher, cherb, cherd, chere, Cheree, Cherk, chern, cherr, cheubr, chev, chex, cheze, chezer, chier, chire, chiree, chiver, choner, Chree, chy, cleer, clere, Cmhera, creer, gheer, gher, Kehheler, kezer, Kher, Schneer. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Cheer"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "cheer" (pronounced khi"r)
2-i" radhere, Amir, appear, auctioneer, austere, bandolier, beer, belvedere, bioengineer, bombardier, Brigadier, budgeteer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, Chevalier, clear, commandeer, conventioneer, dear, deer, disappear, domineer, ear, electioneer, emir, engineer, fear, financier, fleer, Frere, frontier, gear, gondolier, hear, here, insincere, interfere, jeer, Kier, Lear, marketeer, mere, mir, mutineer, near, overhear, pamphleteer, peer, persevere, pier, pioneer, premier, premiere, profiteer, queer, Racketeer, Rainier, reappear, rear, reengineer, rehear, revere, sear, sere, severe, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, souvenir, spear, Speer, speir, sphere, steer, summiteer, unclear, veer, veneer, volunteer, year, Zaire.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Cheer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-r"

-1 letter: cere, eche, here.

-2 letters: cee, ere, her, rec, ree.

-3 letters: eh, er, he, re.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-e-h-r"
 

+1 letter: breech, cheder, cheero, cheers, cheery, chevre, chewer, cohere, creche, creesh, echoer, etcher, euchre, lecher, rechew, reecho, reechy.

 

+2 letters: belcher, bencher, cheaper, cheater, checker, cheders, cheeper, cheered, cheerer, cheerio, cheerly, cheeros, chequer, chevres, chewers, chewier, chiefer, chimere, cohered, coherer, coheres, creches, earache, echoers, erethic, etchers, etheric, euchred, euchres, fetcher, heckler, hectare, heretic, leacher, lechers, lechery, machree, ochered, ochreae, peacher, perched, percher, perches, reached, reacher, reaches, recheat, recheck, rechews, rechose, retched, retches, reteach, schemer, schmeer, screech, teacher, techier, trochee, welcher, wencher.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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