Standard Lemma guide

hurrah

intj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /həˈɹɑː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː
  • CMU ARPABET: HH UH0 R AA1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To give a hurrah (to somebody).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheer on, hurray, huzzah, acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, clap, encheer, hurrah

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a victory cheer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's give the team a big hurrah

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hooray

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheer

5

verb

Meaning 5

shout `hurrah!'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

History

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: u rra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Armenian: ուռա (uṙa) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Asturian: ixuxú — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Belarusian: ура́ (urá) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Belarusian: сла́ва (sláva) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Catalan: hurra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Chinese: 萬歲 /万岁 (wànsuì) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Chinese: 啦 — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Chinese Cantonese: 好嘢 (hou2 je5) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好哇 (hǎowā) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Czech: hurá — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Dutch: hoera — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Esperanto: hura — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Estonian: hurraa — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Estonian: elagu — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Finnish: hurraa — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Finnish: eläköön — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • French: hourra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Georgian: ურა (ura) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Georgian: ვაშა (vaša) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • German: hurra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: ζήτω (zíto) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: γιούπι (gioúpi) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: άλα (ála) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: όπα (ópa) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: ώπα (ópa) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: εύγε (évge) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: μπράβο (brávo) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Greek: οπ (op) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Ancient Greek: εὖγε (eûge) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Hindi: जय हो (jay ho) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Hungarian: hurrá — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Indonesian: hore — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Italian: urrà — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Italian: evviva — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Japanese: やった (yatta) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Japanese: 万歳 (banzai) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Khmer: ជយោ (cĕəʼyoo) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Korean: 만세 (manse) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Latin: euax — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Latin: iō — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Latin: euge — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Malay: hore — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Māori: hūrē — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Ngarrindjeri: kay hey — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Persian: هورا (hurâ) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Polish: hura — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Portuguese: urra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Portuguese: oba — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Portuguese: eba — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Russian: ура́ (urá) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Russian: сла́ва (sláva) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Scottish Gaelic: hò-rò — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Spanish: hurra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Swedish: hurra — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Thai: ไชโย (chai-yoo) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Ukrainian: ура́ (urá) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Ukrainian: сла́ва (sláva) — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Vietnamese: hoan hô — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Vietnamese: vạn tuế — expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
  • Finnish: hurraahuuto — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • French: hourra — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • German: Hurra — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Ancient Greek: ἰού (ioú) — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Ancient Greek: τήνελλα (tḗnella) — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Italian: urrà — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Italian: evviva — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Māori: hūrē — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Ngarrindjeri: kay hey — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Russian: ура́ (urá) — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Spanish: bravo — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Spanish: aclamación — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Spanish: broche de oro — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Spanish: esfuerzo — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Swedish: hurra — a cheer; a cry of hurrah
  • Māori: hūrē — Translations
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