Meaning & Definition of Cheer in English
English⟶
Cheer
/ʧɪr/
noun
1. A cry or shout of approval
synonym:
- cheer
2. The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- "Flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
synonym:
- cheerfulness,
- cheer,
- sunniness,
- sunshine
verb
1. Give encouragement to
synonym:
- cheer,
- hearten,
- recreate,
- embolden
2. Show approval or good wishes by shouting
- "Everybody cheered the birthday boy"
synonym:
- cheer
3. Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
- "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
synonym:
- cheer,
- cheer up,
- jolly along,
- jolly up
4. Become cheerful
synonym:
- cheer,
- cheer up,
- chirk up
5. Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
synonym:
- cheer,
- root on,
- inspire,
- urge,
- barrack,
- urge on,
- exhort,
- pep up
Examples of using
We tried to cheer him up.
I tried to cheer him up.
Do cheer up, Marie!