cheer
/t͡ʃɪɹ/ verb A2- To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. · We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
- To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts. · The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.· The crowd cheered the athletes.
- To feel or express enthusiasm for (something). · The finance sector will cheer this decision.
He/she/it cheers · Past cheered · Past participle cheered · -ing form cheering
Verb forms
- Base form
- cheer
- He/she/it
- cheers
- Past
- cheered
- Past participle
- cheered
- -ing form
- cheering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I cheered him up and persuaded him to stay to the end because it would be unfair to Miss Stacy if he didn’t.
She’s been over every day to cheer my lonely pillow.
It was a lovely country, with plenty of flowers and fruit trees and sunshine to cheer them, and had they not felt so sorry for the poor Scarecrow, they could have been very happy.
Vincent Spaulding did what he could to cheer me up, but by bedtime I had reasoned myself out of the whole thing.
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