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/həˈɹɑː/
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Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To give a hurrah (to somebody).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cheer on, hurray, huzzah, acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, clap, encheer, hurrah
Antonyms: none provided
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
shout `hurrah!'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
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
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