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noun a cry or shout of approval
noun the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
verb give encouragement to
originFrom 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”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0