cheer – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cheer

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cheer
Participle: cheered
Gerund: cheering

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Icheer
youcheer
he;she;itcheers
wecheer
youcheer
theycheer

Perfect

Ihave cheered
youhave cheered
he;she;ithas cheered
wehave cheered
youhave cheered
theyhave cheered

Past

Icheered
youcheered
he;she;itcheered
wecheered
youcheered
theycheered

Pluperfect

Ihad cheered
youhad cheered
he;she;ithad cheered
wehad cheered
youhad cheered
theyhad cheered

Future

Iwill cheer
youwill cheer
he;she;itwill cheer
wewill cheer
youwill cheer
theywill cheer

Future Perfect

Iwill have cheered
youwill have cheered
he;she;itwill have cheered
wewill have cheered
youwill have cheered
theywill have cheered

Subjunctive

Present

Icheer
youcheer
he;she;itcheer
wecheer
youcheer
theycheer

Perfect

Ihave cheered
youhave cheered
he;she;ithave cheered
wehave cheered
youhave cheered
theyhave cheered

Imperfect

Icheered
youcheered
he;she;itcheered
wecheered
youcheered
theycheered

Pluperfect

Ihad cheered
youhad cheered
he;she;ithad cheered
wehad cheered
youhad cheered
theyhad cheered

Conditional

Present

Iwould cheer
youwould cheer
he;she;itwould cheer
wewould cheer
youwould cheer
theywould cheer

Perfect

Iwould have cheered
youwould have cheered
he;she;itwould have cheered
wewould have cheered
youwould have cheered
theywould have cheered

Imperative

youcheer
weLet's cheer
youcheer

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam cheering
youare cheering
he;she;itis cheering
weare cheering
youare cheering
theyare cheering

Perfect

Ihave been cheering
youhave been cheering
he;she;ithas been cheering
wehave been cheering
youhave been cheering
theyhave been cheering

Past

Iwas cheering
youwere cheering
he;she;itwas cheering
wewere cheering
youwere cheering
theywere cheering

Pluperfect

Ihad been cheering
youhad been cheering
he;she;ithad been cheering
wehad been cheering
youhad been cheering
theyhad been cheering

Future

Iwill be cheering
youwill be cheering
he;she;itwill be cheering
wewill be cheering
youwill be cheering
theywill be cheering

Future Perfect

Iwill have been cheering
youwill have been cheering
he;she;itwill have been cheering
wewill have been cheering
youwill have been cheering
theywill have been cheering

Conditional

Present

Iwould be cheering
youwould be cheering
he;she;itwould be cheering
wewould be cheering
youwould be cheering
theywould be cheering

Perfect

Iwould have been cheering
youwould have been cheering
he;she;itwould have been cheering
wewould have been cheering
youwould have been cheering
theywould have been cheering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'cheer'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'cheer'

cheek, cheep, cheere, cleer, sheer, beer, caper, career, cater, chair,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

animate
gladden, hearten, brighten, encourage, lighten, console, refresh, exhilarate

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, from Anglo-Norm. chere "the face," from O.Fr. chiere, from L.L. cara "face," from Gk. kara "head," from PIE base *ker- "head." Already by M.E. meaning had extended metaphorically to "mood, demeanor, mental condition" as reflected in the face. Could be in a good or bad sense ("The feend ... beguiled her with treacherye, and brought her into a dreerye cheere," "Merline," c.1500), but positive sense has predominated since c.1400. Meaning "shout of encouragement" first recorded 1720, perhaps nautical slang (earlier "to encourage by words or deeds," c.1430). Cheer up (intrans.) first attested 1676. Cheers as a salute or toast when taking a drink is British, 1919. Cheerleader first recorded 1903, Amer.Eng. Cheerful is from c.1400.
2. From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”). See: Anglo-Norman 'chere', French 'chère'.

Verbs referencing "cheer"

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Sample Sentences

  • [...] the first walking operations of the baby, which, as is usually the case, consisted in getting up on its feet, balancing a moment, and then tumbling down,—each successive failure being violently cheered, as something decidedly clever. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Would you guys mind if I try my tight five ? [ crowd laughing and cheering ] (Stamptown)