"hurrah" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /həˈɹɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m+|de|hurra}} German hurra, {{m|en|huzzah}} huzzah Head templates: {{en-interj}} hurrah
  1. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. Synonyms (expression of approval): well done Synonyms (expression of joy): yay Derived forms: hip hip hurrah, hip-hurrah Translations (expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness): εὖγε (eûge) (english: expressing approval) (Ancient Greek), ուռա (uṙa) (Armenian), ура́ (urá) (Belarusian), сла́ва (sláva) (Belarusian), 萬歲 (Chinese), 万岁 (wànsuì) (Chinese), (alt: used in 啦啦隊/啦啦队 (lālāduì)) (Chinese), 好嘢 (hou² je⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 好哇 (hǎowā) (Chinese Mandarin), hurá (Czech), hoera (Dutch), hura (Esperanto), hurraa (Estonian), elagu (Estonian), hurraa (Finnish), eläköön (Finnish), hourra (French), ურა (ura) (Georgian), ვაშა (vaša) (Georgian), hurra (German), ζήτω (zíto) (Greek), γιούπι (gioúpi) (Greek), άλα (ála) (Greek), όπα (ópa) (Greek), ώπα (ópa) (Greek), εύγε (évge) (Greek), μπράβο (brávo) (Greek), οπ (op) (Greek), जय हो (jay ho) (Hindi), hurrá (Hungarian), hore (Indonesian), urrà (Italian), evviva (Italian), やった (yatta) (Japanese), 万歳 (banzai) (alt: ばんざい) (Japanese), ជយោ (cĕəʼyoo) (Khmer), 만세 (manse) (alt: 萬歲) (Korean), euax (english: expressing happiness) (Latin), ēvax (Latin), iō (Latin), euge (english: expressing approval) (Latin), hore (Malay), hūrē (Maori), kay hey (Ngarrindjeri), هورا (hurâ) (Persian), hura (Polish), urra (Portuguese), oba (Portuguese), eba (Portuguese), ура́ (urá) (Russian), сла́ва (sláva) (Russian), hò-rò (Scottish Gaelic), hurra (Spanish), hurra (Swedish), ไชโย (chai-yoo) (Thai), ура́ (urá) (Ukrainian), сла́ва (sláva) (Ukrainian), hoan hô (Vietnamese), vạn tuế (alt: 萬歲) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hurrah-en-intj-uWCG4cl3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 29 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray

Noun

IPA: /həˈɹɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hurrahs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m+|de|hurra}} German hurra, {{m|en|huzzah}} huzzah Head templates: {{en-noun}} hurrah (plural hurrahs)
  1. A cheer; a cry of hurrah!. Derived forms: the last hurrah Translations (a cheer; a cry of hurrah): ἰού (ioú) (Ancient Greek), τήνελλα (tḗnella) (Ancient Greek), hurraahuuto (Finnish), hourra [masculine] (French), Hurra [neuter] (German), urrà [masculine] (Italian), evviva [masculine] (Italian), hūrē (Maori), kay hey (Ngarrindjeri), ура́ (urá) [neuter] (Russian), hurra [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hurrah-en-noun-yrU9omdl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray

Verb

IPA: /həˈɹɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hurrahs [present, singular, third-person], hurrahing [participle, present], hurrahed [participle, past], hurrahed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m+|de|hurra}} German hurra, {{m|en|huzzah}} huzzah Head templates: {{en-verb}} hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody). Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (Translations): hūrē (Maori)
    Sense id: en-hurrah-en-verb-qqmi4DOq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ópa",
          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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          "code": "nay",
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          "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
          "word": "oba"
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          "word": "ไชโย"
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      "word": "好哇"
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      "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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      "code": "nay",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "oba"
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      "sense": "expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "alt": "萬歲",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give a hurrah (to somebody)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/həˈɹɑː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hurrah.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hoorah"
    },
    {
      "word": "hooray"
    },
    {
      "word": "hurra"
    },
    {
      "word": "hurray"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hūrē"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hurrah"
}

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