Word

cheer, v.
(cheered, cheering, cheers)
freq. cnt. 2

show approval or good wishes by shouting
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cheer

sample sentences

"everybody cheered the birthday boy"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheer cheering cheerer

semantic pointers

hypernym

applaud

hyponym

lighten, lighten up, buoy up

give encouragement to
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cheer embolden hearten recreate

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheering

lexical pointers

antonym

dishearten

semantic pointers

hyponym

take heart, buck up

hypernym

encourage

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

barrack cheer exhort inspire pep up root on urge urge on

sample sentences

"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody

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They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

urging

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheering cheerer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exhortatory exhortation exhortation

semantic pointers

hyponym

cheerlead

hypernym

encourage

become cheerful
<verb.communication>

cheer cheer up chirk up

verb frames

Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheer

antonym

complain

semantic pointers

hyponym

rejoice, exuberate, exult, triumph, jubilate buoy up, lighten, lighten up

hypernym

rejoice, joy

cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
<verb.communication>

cheer cheer up jolly along jolly up

sample sentences

"She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheer

semantic pointers

cause

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

hyponym

amuse