(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When people ~, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
The crowd ~ed as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...
Swiss fans ~ed Jakob Hlasek during yesterday’s match with Courier.
...the Irish Americans who came to the park to ~ for their boys...
Cheering crowds lined the route.
? boo, jeer
VERB: V, V n, V for n, V-ing
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Cheer is also a noun.
The colonel was rewarded with a resounding ~ from the men.
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2.
If you are ~ed by something, it makes you happier or less worried.
Stephen noticed that the people around him looked ~ed by his presence...
The weather was perfect for a picnic, he told himself, but the thought did nothing to ~ him.
= hearten
? sadden
VERB: be V-ed, V n
~ing
...very ~ing news...
= heartening
? disheartening
ADJ
3.
People sometimes say ‘Cheers’ to each other just before they drink an alcoholic drink. (mainly BRIT)
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4.
Some people say ‘Cheers’ as a way of saying ‘thank you’ or ‘goodbye’. (BRIT INFORMAL)
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