Meanings
verbcheer on (third-person singular simple present cheers on, present participle cheering on, simple past and past participle cheered on)
present singular third person cheers on · participle present cheering on · participle past cheered on · past cheered on
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.
Translations
Bulgarian насърчавам, въодушевявам
- насърчавам (nasărčavam)to cheer and support
- въодушевявам (văoduševjavam)to cheer and support
Danish heppe på
- heppe påto cheer and support
Dutch aanvuren
- aanvurento cheer and support
Finnish kannustaa
- kannustaato cheer and support
German anfeuern
- anfeuernto cheer and support
Hungarian szurkol
- szurkolto cheer and support
Icelandic uppörva
- uppörvato cheer and support
Irish spreag
- spreagto cheer and support
Polish kibicować, dopingować
- kibicowaćto cheer and support
- dopingowaćto cheer and support
Portuguese torcer
- torcerto cheer and support
Swedish heja på
- heja påto cheer and support
Cite this entry
APA
cheer on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheer%20on
MLA
“cheer on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheer%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheer on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheer%20on.
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