- [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 somebody, etc.)
Extra Examples- He accepted the prize amid cheers.
- She got a loud cheer when she finished speaking.
- He 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deafening
- great
- …
- give (somebody)
- be greeted by
- be greeted with
- …
- erupt
- go up
- ring out
- …
- leader
- squad
- amid cheer
- to cheers
- cheer for
- …
- three cheers for somebody/something
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- [countable] (North American English) a special song or poem used by cheerleaders
- [uncountable] (formal or literary) an atmosphere of happiness
Word OriginMiddle 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’.
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