cheer
cheer [cheer cheers cheered cheering] noun, verb BrE [tʃɪə(r)] NAmE [tʃɪr]
noun
see also ↑cheers
1. countable a shout of joy, support or praise
•A great cheer went up from the crowd.
•cheers of encouragement
•Three cheers for the winners! (= used when you are asking a group of people to ↑cheer three times, in order to ↑congratulate sb, etc.)
Opp: ↑boo
2. countable (NAmE)a special song or poem used by ↑cheerleaders
3. uncountable (formal or literary)an atmosphere of happiness
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chiere ‘face’, from late Latin cara, from Greek kara ‘head’. The original sense was ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later specifically ‘a good mood’.
Example Bank:
•He accepted the prize amid cheers.
•She got a loud cheer when she finished speaking.
•She went off the stage to loud cheers.
•The players were greeted by rousing cheers.
•There were loud cheers from the crowd.
•They gave a big cheer when I finally arrived.
•Three cheers for Mr Jones!
•a cheer for democracy
•cheers of welcome
•Three cheers for the winners!
Derived Word: ↑cheering
Derived: ↑cheer somebody on ▪ ↑cheer somebody up ▪ ↑cheer up
verb
1. intransitive, transitive to shout loudly, to show support or praise for sb, or to give them encouragement
•We all cheered as the team came on to the field.
•Cheering crowds greeted their arrival.
•~ sb The crowd cheered the President as he drove slowly by.
Opp: ↑boo
2. transitive ~ sb usually passive to give hope, comfort or encouragement to sb
•She was cheered by the news from home.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chiere ‘face’, from late Latin cara, from Greek kara ‘head’. The original sense was ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later specifically ‘a good mood’.
Synonyms:
shout
yell • cry • scream • cheer • bellow • raise your voice
These words all mean to say sth in a very loud voice.
shout • to say sth in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to sb: ▪ Stop shouting and listen! ◇ ▪ ‘Run!’ he shouted.
yell • to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain: ▪ She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.
cry • (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly: ▪ She ran over to the window and cried for help.
scream • to shout sth in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited: ▪ He screamed at me to stop.
cheer • (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for sb, or to give them encouragement: ▪ We all cheered as the team came onto the field.
bellow • to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry: ▪ ‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.
raise your voice • to speak loudly to sb, especially because you are angry: ▪ She never once raised her voice to us.
to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to sb
to shout/yell/scream/bellow at sb
to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
to shout/yell/scream/bellow at sb to do sth
to shout/yell/scream abuse
to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
Example Bank:
•I cheered her up with a trip to the zoo.
•I cheered her up with memories of our holidays together.
•I was greatly cheered by this news.
•Talking to Jane cheered me up a lot.
•The crowd cheered loudly as he came on stage.
•The crowd cheered loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
•The fans cheered for their team.
•He was cheered by the thought of a drink and something to eat.
•We all cheered as the team came onto the field.
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