[tʃɪə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- shout for joy or in praise or encouragement
(e.g: she cheered from the sidelines)

- give comfort or support to
(e.g: he seemed greatly cheered by my arrival)


Phrases:
- of good cheer
- three cheers
- two cheers
- what cheer?

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chiere ‘face’, from late Latin cara, from Greek kara ‘head’. The original sense was ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later specifically ‘a good mood’

[tʃɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy
(e.g: a tremendous cheer from the audience)

- cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence
(e.g: an attempt to inject a little cheer into this gloomy season)


Phrases:
- of good cheer
- three cheers
- two cheers
- what cheer?

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chiere ‘face’, from late Latin cara, from Greek kara ‘head’. The original sense was ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later specifically ‘a good mood’