cheer
/tʃɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण चिअर
जयकार, हर्षध्वनि, हौसला बढ़ाने वाली आवाज़
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[C]
a shout of joy, support or praise
जयकार, हर्षध्वनि, हौसला बढ़ाने वाली आवाज़
- A great cheer went up when the captain hit the winning six.
- three cheers for the birthday girl
- A loud cheer rose from the stands as the runner crossed the line.
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- The speech was met with cheers and applause.
- The students gave three cheers for their retiring headmaster.
Synonyms shout hurrah ovation applause acclamation
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[U] old-fashioned
happiness and good spirits
प्रसन्नता, उल्लास, खुशी
- The festival brought cheer to the whole village.
- Christmas cheer
- Fairy lights added a bit of cheer to the dull street.
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- The songs brought some cheer to the patients in the ward.
- Everyone was full of festive cheer on Diwali night.
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[I, T] ~ (sb/sth)
to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them
जयकार करना, तालियों और नारों से उत्साह बढ़ाना
- The crowd cheered as the runners entered the stadium.
- We cheered the team to victory.
- Thousands of fans cheered as the team bus arrived.
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- We cheered loudly for our friends in the relay race.
- The crowd cheered the winner all the way round the track.
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[T] ~ sb
to give somebody hope or comfort; to make somebody happier
ढाढ़स देना, हौसला बढ़ाना, खुश करना
- The good news cheered the patient.
- A cup of hot chocolate cheered the tired children.
- Your kind words cheered her up a lot.
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- The sunshine cheered everybody after the long rain.
- He was cheered by the news that his brother was safe.
Synonyms comfort hearten encourage gladden console
Opposite depress dishearten sadden
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cheer + sb / sth (verb)
To cheer a person means to shout in support; the person or team is the direct object.
किसी व्यक्ति के लिए 'cheer' करने का अर्थ समर्थन में चिल्लाना है; व्यक्ति या टीम direct object होती है।
- The crowd cheered the players as they came out.
- Villagers cheered the winner of the race.
cheer + for / on
Use cheer for a team and cheer on to encourage someone who is in action.
टीम के लिए 'cheer for' और कार्य में लगे व्यक्ति को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए 'cheer on' आता है।
- Which team are you cheering for?
- The parents cheered the runners on.
cheer up / cheer sb up (phrasal verb)
Cheer up means to become happier or to make someone happier; with a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle.
'Cheer up' का अर्थ स्वयं प्रसन्न होना या किसी को प्रसन्न करना है; pronoun बीच में आता है।
- Cheer up, the result is not bad!
- A call from Radhika cheered him up.
cheers! / three cheers for
Cheers is also a friendly word said when drinking or thanking someone, mostly in British English; three cheers for is said to honour a person.
'Cheers' पीते समय या धन्यवाद देते समय कहा जाने वाला मैत्रीपूर्ण शब्द भी है, विशेषकर British English में; 'three cheers for' किसी का सम्मान करने के लिए कहा जाता है।
- Three cheers for our captain!
a cheer of + joy / relief
As a noun, cheer is the shout; of joy or relief tells the feeling behind it.
Noun के रूप में 'cheer' वह जयकार है; 'of joy' या 'of relief' उसके पीछे की भावना बताता है।
- A cheer of relief rose when the rain stopped.
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adjective + cheer
loudgreatfestiveChristmasgood
- The streets were full of festive cheer during Diwali.
verb + cheer
raise agive alet out abringspread
- The children raised a loud cheer when the bell rang.
cheer + preposition / particle
cheer upcheer oncheer forcheer at
- The whole school cheered on the relay team.
crowd + cheer
roarburst intoerupt inbreak into
- The stadium erupted in cheers as the six cleared the rope.
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- A loud cheer went up as the Indian team took the field.
जैसे ही भारतीय टीम मैदान में उतरी, ज़ोरदार जयकार गूँज उठी।
- Radhika's visit cheered the old lady up.
राधिका के आने से बुज़ुर्ग महिला का मन खिल उठा।
- The hostel was full of cheer on the last day of the exams.
परीक्षाओं के अंतिम दिन छात्रावास में उल्लास छाया हुआ था।
- We cheered when our name was called out in the merit list.
मेरिट सूची में अपना नाम पुकारे जाने पर हमने खुशी से नारे लगाए।
- The news of the rain brought cheer to the farmers.
बारिश की ख़बर किसानों के लिए खुशी लेकर आई।
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✗ Everyone were cheering for the winning goal.
✓ Everyone was cheering for the winning goal.
Everyone is singular and takes a singular verb.
'Everyone' singular है और singular verb लेता है।
✗ Please cheer up him, he is sad.
✓ Please cheer him up; he is sad.
With a pronoun object, the pronoun goes between cheer and up.
Pronoun object होने पर pronoun 'cheer' और 'up' के बीच आता है।
✗ The crowd cheered to the winner.
✓ The crowd cheered the winner.
Cheer used as a transitive verb takes no preposition before its object.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'cheer' के object से पहले कोई preposition नहीं आता।
¶Idioms 1
three cheers for sb/sth
a call for people to shout 'hip hip hooray' three times to praise somebody
किसी के लिए तीन बार जयकार
- Three cheers for the toppers!
→Phrasal verbs 2
cheer sb on
to shout encouragement to somebody in a race or a contest
(दौड़, मुकाबले में) हौसला बढ़ाने के लिए चिल्लाना
- The whole school cheered Radhika on in the final lap.
cheer up | cheer sb up
to become, or make somebody, happier
खुश हो जाना; खुश कर देना
- Cheer up; the next exam is a month away.
- A cup of tea cheered her up.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart cheer and jeer (mock with shouts).
Cheer और jeer (चिल्लाकर मज़ाक उड़ाना) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cheer up, cheer on.
Phrasal verbs: cheer up (उदास व्यक्ति को ख़ुश करना या ख़ुद ख़ुश होना), cheer on (किसी का हौसला बढ़ाने के लिए ज़ोर से जयकारे लगाना)।
Three cheers for; 'Cheers!' as a toast or (British) thanks.
Idioms: three cheers for; 'Cheers!' जाम के लिए या (British) धन्यवाद।