cheer on
phrasal verb
cheered on; cheering on; cheers on
: to encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers
Their fans cheered them on from the sidelines.
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Thousands of people cheered on the first responders.
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Attending a football game to cheer on your classmates is a normal activity.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
And pretty quickly, the tourists start cheering on the hatchlings to get into the sea.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Attending a football game to cheer on your classmates is a normal activity.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
And pretty quickly, the tourists start cheering on the hatchlings to get into the sea.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cheer on
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“Cheer on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheer%20on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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