hooray A2 Topic:Communication US /hʊˈreɪ/ UK /hʊˈreɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #7063 Meanings 1 interj used to express joy, approval, or celebration Hooray! We finished the work before the storm arrived. 2 noun a shout of hooray expressing approval or victory The announcement was greeted with a loud hooray from the crowd. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 interj · used to express joy,... hurrahhurrayyay 2 noun · a shout of hooray... cheerhurrah ↔ Opposites boo Word family Related forms huzzah Etymology An eighteenth-century variant of hurrah, probably influenced by similar cheering cries in several European languages. The exact route is uncertain; hurray is another common spelling. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hooray **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** interj, noun **IPA (US):** /hʊˈreɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /hʊˈreɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 7063 ## Meanings 1. used to express joy, approval, or celebration 2. a shout of hooray expressing approval or victory ## Examples - Hooray! We finished the work before the storm arrived. - The announcement was greeted with a loud hooray from the crowd. ## Synonyms - hurrah - hurray - yay - cheer ## Antonyms - boo ## Related Forms - huzzah ## Etymology An eighteenth-century variant of hurrah, probably influenced by similar cheering cries in several European languages. The exact route is uncertain; hurray is another common spelling. ## Topics - Communication markdown