hurrah

interjection
UK: /hʊˈrɑː/
US: /hʊˈrɑː/

  1. A shout of joy or approval.

    1. The crowd shouted hurrah when the team won.
    2. With a final hurrah, the workers celebrated the project's completion.

Synonyms

hooray yahoo cheer bravo
hurrah noun

  1. An exclamation of strong approval or enthusiasm.

    1. Hurrah, we did it
    2. Hurrah for our amazing team, they never gave up.

  2. A shout expressing joy, approval, or encouragement.

    1. The people gave a loud hurrah.
    2. A great hurrah arose when the speaker finished the speech.
hurrah intransitive-verb

  1. To shout 'hurrah'.

    1. We hurrah for our champions.
    2. The crowd hurrahed as the winning goal was scored in extra time.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "hurrah" is /hʊˈrɑː/ in British English and /hʊˈrɑː/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hurrah": hooray, yahoo, cheer, bravo.

Example usage of "hurrah": "The crowd shouted hurrah when the team won.". More examples on the page.