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cheer on

cheer on verb: to cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.

Verb

cheer on (third-person singular simple present cheers on, present participle cheering on, simple past and past participle cheered on)

  1. (transitive) To cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.

Synonyms of cheer on

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Forms of cheer on

third-person singular presentcheers on
present participlecheering on
past participlecheered on
pastcheered on

Questions about cheer on

What does cheer on mean?
Cheer on means to cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.
What part of speech is cheer on?
Cheer on is a verb.
What is the past tense of cheer on?
The past tense of cheer on is cheered on.

Words near cheer on in the dictionary

  1. cheeping
  2. cheepings
  3. cheeps
  4. cheepy
  5. cheer
  6. cheer on
  7. cheer pheasant
  8. cheer pheasants
  9. cheer ship
  10. cheer squad
  11. cheer squads

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