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cheers

/tʃɪəz/

An illustration for cheers

noun1 of 3

a toast used when raising your glass to drink

  • “The speech was greeted by loud cheers.”Tatoeba
  • “He cheers her up when sad.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 3

To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.

interjection3 of 3

A common toast used when drinking in company.

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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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