cheer
verb /tʃɪə(r)/
/tʃɪr/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cheer | /tʃɪə(r)/ /tʃɪr/ |
| he / she / it cheers | /tʃɪəz/ /tʃɪrz/ |
| past simple cheered | /tʃɪəd/ /tʃɪrd/ |
| past participle cheered | /tʃɪəd/ /tʃɪrd/ |
| -ing form cheering | /ˈtʃɪərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to shout loudly, in order to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them
- We all cheered as the team came on to the field.
- Cheering crowds greeted their arrival.
- cheer for somebody/something The fans cheered for their team.
- cheer somebody The crowd cheered the president as he drove slowly by.
Synonyms shoutshoutopposite boo- yell
- cry
- scream
- cheer
- bellow
- raise your voice
- shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
- 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 something 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 somebody, or to encourage them:
- 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 somebody, especially because you are angry:
- She never once raised her voice to us.
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- 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 somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
Extra Examples- The crowd cheered loudly as he came on stage.
- The crowd cheered loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- wildly
- for
- [transitive] [usually passive] to encourage somebody or to give them hope or comfort
- be cheered (by something) She was cheered by the news from home.
Extra Examples- He was cheered by the thought of a drink and something to eat.
- I was greatly cheered by this news.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- a lot
- a bit
- …
- with