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.

Examples of cheer on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 550 people attended to cheer on the eclectic group of trailblazers, stars and out-and-out icons. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025

From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms. —Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Tapings are often long days and the energy of those there just for fun may wane in hour 7 of cheering on the host of America's Got the Voice Warriors. —Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025

From attending awards shows together to celebrating each other's birthdays to cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs, Keleigh's friendship with Swift goes way back — all the way back to 2015. —Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for cheer on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon