cheer

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To shout loudly to show approval, support, or joy.

   Everybody cheered when the home team scored.

2. 2
   noun

   A loud shout of joy, approval, or support.

   A loud cheer went up from the crowd as the runner crossed the line.

3. 3
   verb

   To make someone feel happier.

   We tried to cheer up our friend after she lost the match.

4. 4
   noun

   A happy, hopeful mood; cheerfulness.

   The warm lights and music filled the room with cheer.

Multiword verbs with cheer

• cheer up Phrasal verb A2

  to make someone feel happier or become happier oneself

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Simplified etymology

Cheer entered medieval English in the sense “face” and derives ultimately from Greek kara, “head.” It came to mean a facial expression and then a person’s mood or demeanour, before narrowing to “good spirits” and, in the early 18th century, a shout of encouragement or joy.

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”).

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