Meaning of "hooray" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HOORAY

hooray  [huːˈreɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOORAY

Hooray is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hooray in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES HOORAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cheering

Cheering is the uttering or making of sounds encouraging, stimulating or exciting to action, indicating approval or acclaiming or welcoming persons, announcements of events and the like. The word cheer meant originally face, countenance, expression, and came through Old French into Middle English in the 13th century from Low Latin cara, head; this is generally referred to the Greek καρα;. Cara is used by the 6th-century poet Flavius Cresconius Corippus, Postquam venere verendam Caesilris ante caram. Cheer was at first qualified with epithets, both of joy and gladness and of sorrow; compare She thanked Dyomede for ale... his gode chere with If they sing... tis with so dull a cheere. An early transference in meaning was to hospitality or entertainment, and hence to food and drink, good cheer. The sense of a shout of encouragement or applause is a late use. Defoe speaks of it as a sailor's word, and the meaning does not appear in Johnson.

Definition of hooray in the English dictionary

The definition of hooray in the dictionary is Also: hooroo, goodbye; cheerio.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOORAY

PRESENT

Present

I hooray

you hooray

he/she/it hoorays

we hooray

you hooray

they hooray

Present continuous

I am hooraying

you are hooraying

he/she/it is hooraying

we are hooraying

you are hooraying

they are hooraying

Present perfect

I have hoorayed

you have hoorayed

he/she/it has hoorayed

we have hoorayed

you have hoorayed

they have hoorayed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hooraying

you have been hooraying

he/she/it has been hooraying

we have been hooraying

you have been hooraying

they have been hooraying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hoorayed

you hoorayed

he/she/it hoorayed

we hoorayed

you hoorayed

they hoorayed

Past continuous

I was hooraying

you were hooraying

he/she/it was hooraying

we were hooraying

you were hooraying

they were hooraying

Past perfect

I had hoorayed

you had hoorayed

he/she/it had hoorayed

we had hoorayed

you had hoorayed

they had hoorayed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hooraying

you had been hooraying

he/she/it had been hooraying

we had been hooraying

you had been hooraying

they had been hooraying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hooray

you will hooray

he/she/it will hooray

we will hooray

you will hooray

they will hooray

Future continuous

I will be hooraying

you will be hooraying

he/she/it will be hooraying

we will be hooraying

you will be hooraying

they will be hooraying

Future perfect

I will have hoorayed

you will have hoorayed

he/she/it will have hoorayed

we will have hoorayed

you will have hoorayed

they will have hoorayed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hooraying

you will have been hooraying

he/she/it will have been hooraying

we will have been hooraying

you will have been hooraying

they will have been hooraying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hooray

you would hooray

he/she/it would hooray

we would hooray

you would hooray

they would hooray

Conditional continuous

I would be hooraying

you would be hooraying

he/she/it would be hooraying

we would be hooraying

you would be hooraying

they would be hooraying

Conditional perfect

I would have hooray

you would have hooray

he/she/it would have hooray

we would have hooray

you would have hooray

they would have hooray

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hooraying

you would have been hooraying

he/she/it would have been hooraying

we would have been hooraying

you would have been hooraying

they would have been hooraying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hooray
we let´s hooray
you hooray

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hooray

Past participle

hoorayed

Present Participle

hooraying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF HOORAY

Find out the translation of hooray to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hooray from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hooray» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 万岁！
• Translator English - Spanish: ¡hurra!
• English: hooray
• Translator English - Hindi: हुर्रे
• Translator English - Arabic: عَظِيم
• Translator English - Russian: ура!
• Translator English - Portuguese: oba!
• Translator English - Bengali: হুররে
• Translator English - French: hourrah !
• Translator English - Malay: Hooray
• Translator English - German: hurrah!
• Translator English - Japanese: 万歳！
• Translator English - Korean: 만세!
• Translator English - Javanese: Hooray
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hoan hô!
• Translator English - Tamil: ஹுரே
• Translator English - Marathi: हुर्रे
• Translator English - Turkish: Yaşasın
• Translator English - Italian: evviva!
• Translator English - Polish: hurra!
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ура
• Translator English - Romanian: ura!
• Translator English - Greek: ζήτω!
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Hoera
• Translator English - Swedish: hurra!
• Translator English - Norwegian: hurra!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOORAY»

Discover the use of hooray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hooray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Earth Day--Hooray!

CAN they do it? Counting the cans gives Ryan, Luke, and Carly -- along with readers -- a lesson in place value. And facts about recycling throughout the story will help readers understand how important it is to take care of the earth.

Stuart J. Murphy, 2004

Preschool Day Hooray!

Rhyming text and illustrations describe a young child's activities during a day at nursery school.

Linda Leopold Strauss, 2010

Last Day, Hooray!

On the last day of school, Ivy, her classmates, and teachers dream of summer as they clean and prepare for the last party of the school year, in the companion title to First Day, Hooray!

‎2004

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

For all of us who will never forget our school days and that special teacher, here is a book to give and to get.

Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, 1998

Hooray for Reading!

Marcella is learning how to read, and her dolls want to learn too.

Patricia Hall, 2002

First Day, Hooray!

All over town, Ivy Green and her bus driver and her teacher and the other school employees get ready for the first day of school.

Nancy Poydar, 1999

Hooray for teeth!

Offers young readers information about their teeth, including how to care for them properly.

Gina Shaw, 2001

Family Living: Hooray for Chicken

Whether roasted, fried, sauteed, or simmered, chicken goes great with a huge variety of seasonings and ingredients.

Leisure Arts, 2007

Hooray for the Fourth of July

Illustrations and simple rhyming text describe the fun of a Fourth of July parade.

‎2007

Family Living: Hooray for Side Dishes

Once you've chosen the entree for a meal, your thoughts turn to what you should serve with it.

Leisure Arts, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOORAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hooray is used in the context of the following news items.

Hemp, hemp hooray: Ballot time - Times-Standard

I am at times encouraged and dismayed at the debate on the legalization of cannabis. I'm encouraged about the time/effort many are putting ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»

Letter: Hooray for Obama, the monuments man | The Salt Lake Tribune

Hooray for President Obama for designating new national monuments! Obama recently told podcast host Mark Maron that he's become ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»

Rain?; Hooray for Mike McNiss; Lauren Taniguchi; BEN Column …

[e-mail]. Web: nj.com/ben. Phone: [phone], ext. 556. Cellphone: 856-237-6645. FAX: [phone]. «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Local residents participate in Paper Mill Playhouse's 'New Voices of …

Performances of New Voices of 2015: Hooray for Hollywood! will be held on Friday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 1, at 1:30 and 7:30 ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Hooray for the Fourth and all it symbolizes

I am writing this shortly after July 4th. My cat is very glad that special day is o'er and gone, but I am still feeling very much wrapped in red, white ... «News Sentinel, Jul 15»

Hooray For Another Top 10 List From Dave

The one-time king of late night emerged from retirement to appear on stage with Steve Martin and Martin Short in San Antonio.Instead of TV ... «Broadcasting & Cable, Jul 15»

Hooray! 15 of the best NYC ticker tape parades

Hip hip…hooray! Following their spectacular victory against Japan at the 2015 Women's World Cup, the U.S. women's national soccer team will ... «HLNtv.com, Jul 15»

Hooray for real, live human beings: the future of algorithms

Algorithms have long been used to drive search, but today 100bn ads a year are being served up by software systems targeting any digital ... «Marketing, Jul 15»

Hub hub hooray for Cousland

A heritage hub showcasing the wide history of Cousland was launched last weekend, the culmination of 15 years of hard work by volunteers. «MidLothian Advertiser, Jul 15»

Hooray for weekends

Exhibits, a festival dedicated to replenishment, artisans, markets and, of course, music highlight this weekend in and around Floyd County. «blueridgemuse, Jul 15»