noun / verb · informal
cheer
UK/tʃɪə/US/tʃɪr/CHEER
shouts of encouragement or happiness; to encourage or make someone feel happier
Examples
“The crowd gave a cheer when the team scored.”
“She always tries to cheer her classmates up when they feel down.”
“cheerful attitude”
Band 8 sentence
“A cheerful teacher can create a more motivating learning environment, which often improves student engagement.”
Collocations
- cheerful attitude
- give a cheer
- cheer someone up
Word family
Common mistakes
He is a very interesting person; always cheer.→He is a very cheerful person; always cheerful.
She tried to cheer up the room.→She tried to cheer up the people in the room / She tried to cheer up her classmates.
Say it for a higher band
5happy→6friendly→7+cheerful
Synonyms
happy
optimistic
Easily confused
happy
“She looked very happy when she heard the news.”
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