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Meanings of cheer in English

Catalan
alegria
Spanish
vida

The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom.

      alegria
      Catalan
      inspirar
      Spanish
      activar

      To spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.

          inspirar
          Portuguese
          dar coragem
          Catalan
          reanimar-se
          Spanish
          envalentonar

          Give encouragement to.

              dar coragem
              Portuguese
              alegrar
              Catalan
              alegrar
              Spanish
              alegrar

              Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful.

                    alegrar
                    Usage of cheer in English
                    1
                    Well, she's why I called actually, Douglas said with determined good cheer.
                    The inconvenient bride
                    2
                    Record tourist numbers are bringing cheer to companies involved in the sector.
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    Some will hope for an England win; others will cheer for Portugal.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    The crowds felt free to cheer, jeer, and offer questions and comments.
                    A. lincoln: a biography
                    5
                    With light hearts and good cheer we proceeded to the holy city.
                    The mandala of sherlock holmes: the missing years
                    6
                    The bulls had plenty to cheer at the start of the year.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    But start talking about the economic downturn and the good cheer drops.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    Others in the little group offered similar words of faith and cheer.
                    Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz: Fighting with the U.S. Navy in Mexico
                    9
                    He may choose to compromise: cheer for Ireland and pray for Wales.
                    The Irish Times
                    10
                    Supporters of the opposition Syriza party cheer the results in Athens, Greece.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    It's a rare reason for investors in these state giants to cheer.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    The four voices rang together, even the baroness joining in the cheer.
                    Greifenstein
                    13
                    Kenyan markets rallied on investor cheer the vote had passed off peacefully.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    The others glanced in the direction indicated and then raised a cheer.
                    The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
                    15
                    All delivered with winning stage presence, admirable skill, sincerity and good cheer.
                    The Irish Times
                    16
                    When these men in red heard the cheer they broke and retired.
                    Troublous Times in Canada / A History of the Fenian Raids of 186...
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                    Cheer through the time
                    Cheer across language varieties
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                    Common
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