hurray

hʊˈreɪ

Definition

Definition of hurray - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

celebration

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expresses joy or excitement in celebrations

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Hurray! We won the game!

hooray

hurrah

yippee

encouragement

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cheer someone on during a challenging situation

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Hurray! You can do it!

bravo

hooray

Noun

celebration

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shout of joy or approval

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The crowd erupted in a loud hurray.

acclaim

cheer

cheer

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expression used to show support

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The fans gave a hurray for the winning team.

acclaim

applause

cheer

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hip hip hurray

intj.

used to express joy or approval in celebrations

Hip hip hurray for the winning team!

hip hurray

intj.

used to cheer or support someone

Hip hurray for the birthday girl!

Origin of hurray

Imitative, hurrah (exclamation of joy)

Examples of hurray in a sentence

Hurray! It's finally the weekend!
Hurray! We finally reached the summit!
Hurray! The team scored a goal!
A spontaneous hurray broke out at the news.
The children shouted a hurray when the game started.
A loud hurray erupted from the crowd.

The children shouted a hurray for their team.

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French:hourra, ...
German:hurra, Hurra, ...
Italian:evviva, urra, ...
Spanish:hurra, viva, ...
Portuguese:viva, hurra, ...
Chinese:万岁, 欢呼声, ...
Japanese:やったー, 歓声, ...
Arabic:ياسلام, هُتَاف فَرَح, ...
Hebrew:יֵשׁ, קְרִיאַת שִׂמְחָה, ...
Russian:ура, одобрение, ...
Ukrainian:ура, вигук підтримки, ...
Hindi:वाह, वाहवाही, ...
Bengali:হুররে, আনন্দধ্বনি, ...
Catalan:visca, hurra, ...
Czech:hurá, jásot, ...
Danish:hurra, jubelråb, ...
Dutch:hoera, jubel, ...
Greek:ζήτω, ουρανομήκης κραυγή, ...
Hungarian:hurrá, éljenzés, ...
Khmer:ហ៊ោ!, សម្រែកហ៊ោ, ...
Korean:만세, 환호성, ...
Persian:هورا, فریاد شادی, ...
Polish:hura, okrzyk radości, ...
Portuguese (BR):uhul, urra, ...
Romanian:ura, urale, ...
Swedish:hurra, jubelrop, ...
Thai:ไชโย, เฮลั่น, ...
Turkish:yaşasın, sevinç çığlığı, ...
Vietnamese:hoan hô, tiếng reo hò, ...

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Interjection

Noun

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