Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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cheer

UK /t͡ʃɪə/ · US /t͡ʃɪɹ/ noun, verb

Forms cheers cheering cheered

  1. noun (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
  2. noun (now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion. “a table loaded with good cheer”
  3. noun (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah". “Three cheers for the birthday boy!”
  4. noun (countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
  5. noun (obsolete) One's facial expression or countenance.
  6. noun (archaic) One's attitude, mood.
  7. verb (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. “We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.”
  8. verb (transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
  9. verb (transitive, obsolete) To encourage to do something.
  10. verb (ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts. “The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.”
  11. verb (transitive, figurative) To feel or express enthusiasm for (something). “The finance sector will cheer this decision.”
  12. noun (chiefly Canada, US) Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport. “Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.”

Synonyms

applause plaudit clap clapping acclaim acclamation laudits cheer up upcheer beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright fetch cherish content delight elate elevate cheerfulness sunniness sunshine hearten recreate embolden jolly along jolly up chirk up root on

Antonyms

boo jeer gird jibe laugh at scoff scorn sneer heckle jeer at complain

Etymology

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”).

Clipping of cheerleading.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] "Sweat of thy cheer." Wyclif.
  2. noun Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
  3. verb To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --often with up. Cowpe.
  4. verb To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.

Etymology [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. chère, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. , L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “cheer”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

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