## Meanings
1. To shout loudly to show approval, support, or joy.
2. A loud shout of joy, approval, or support.
3. To make someone feel happier.
4. A happy, hopeful mood; cheerfulness.

## Examples
- Everybody cheered when the home team scored.
- A loud cheer went up from the crowd as the runner crossed the line.
- We tried to cheer up our friend after she lost the match.
- The warm lights and music filled the room with cheer.

## Synonyms
- acclaim
- acclamate
- applaud
- barrack
- beclap
- clap
- encheer
- hail
- hurrah
- hurray
- huzzah

## Antonyms
- heckle
- sneer

## Derived Forms
- bellycheer
- cheer-off
- cheerable
- cheerer
- cheerful
- cheerish
- cheerleader
- cheerless
- cheerly
- cheermaster
- cheers
- cheersome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keh₂-
- Root: chere
- Root: chiere
- Root: cara

## Etymology
From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”).

## AI Etymology
cheer is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”). Historical forms in the chain include *keh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), chere (Middle English), chere (Anglo-Norman), chiere (Old French), and cara (Late Latin). Current senses include to shout loudly to show approval, support, or joy, a loud shout of joy, approval, or support, and to make someone feel happier. Derived forms include bellycheer, cheer-off, cheerable, cheerer, and cheerful.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Senses & Perception

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