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Meaning of "hurrah" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HURRAH

Probably from German hurra; compare huzzah.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HURRAH

hurrah  [hʊˈrɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HURRAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hurrah 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 hurrah in English.



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

WHAT DOES HURRAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Huzzah

Huzzah is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "apparently a mere exclamation". The dictionary does not mention any specific derivation. Whatever its origins, it has seen occasional literary use since at least the time of Shakespeare.

Definition of hurrah in the English dictionary

The definition of hurrah in the dictionary is a cheer of joy, victory, etc. Other definition of hurrah is to shout "hurrah".

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HURRAH

PRESENT

Present
I hurrah
you hurrah
he/she/it hurrahs
we hurrah
you hurrah
they hurrah
Present continuous
I am hurrahing
you are hurrahing
he/she/it is hurrahing
we are hurrahing
you are hurrahing
they are hurrahing
Present perfect
I have hurrahed
you have hurrahed
he/she/it has hurrahed
we have hurrahed
you have hurrahed
they have hurrahed
Present perfect continuous
I have been hurrahing
you have been hurrahing
he/she/it has been hurrahing
we have been hurrahing
you have been hurrahing
they have been hurrahing
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 hurrahed
you hurrahed
he/she/it hurrahed
we hurrahed
you hurrahed
they hurrahed
Past continuous
I was hurrahing
you were hurrahing
he/she/it was hurrahing
we were hurrahing
you were hurrahing
they were hurrahing
Past perfect
I had hurrahed
you had hurrahed
he/she/it had hurrahed
we had hurrahed
you had hurrahed
they had hurrahed
Past perfect continuous
I had been hurrahing
you had been hurrahing
he/she/it had been hurrahing
we had been hurrahing
you had been hurrahing
they had been hurrahing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hurrah
you will hurrah
he/she/it will hurrah
we will hurrah
you will hurrah
they will hurrah
Future continuous
I will be hurrahing
you will be hurrahing
he/she/it will be hurrahing
we will be hurrahing
you will be hurrahing
they will be hurrahing
Future perfect
I will have hurrahed
you will have hurrahed
he/she/it will have hurrahed
we will have hurrahed
you will have hurrahed
they will have hurrahed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hurrahing
you will have been hurrahing
he/she/it will have been hurrahing
we will have been hurrahing
you will have been hurrahing
they will have been hurrahing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hurrah
you would hurrah
he/she/it would hurrah
we would hurrah
you would hurrah
they would hurrah
Conditional continuous
I would be hurrahing
you would be hurrahing
he/she/it would be hurrahing
we would be hurrahing
you would be hurrahing
they would be hurrahing
Conditional perfect
I would have hurrah
you would have hurrah
he/she/it would have hurrah
we would have hurrah
you would have hurrah
they would have hurrah
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hurrahing
you would have been hurrahing
he/she/it would have been hurrahing
we would have been hurrahing
you would have been hurrahing
they would have been hurrahing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hurrah
we let´s hurrah
you hurrah
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hurrah
Past participle
hurrahed
Present Participle
hurrahing
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HURRAH


Accra
əˈkrɑː
Amen-Ra
ˌɑːmənˈrɑː
ancora
æŋˈkɔːrɑː
Aymara
ˌaɪməˈrɑː
baccarat
ˈbækəˌrɑː
Berar
bɛˈrɑː
bra
brɑː
bura
buːˈrɑː
Fra
frɑː
Kokura
ˌkəʊkəˈrɑː
korora
ˌkəʊrəʊˈrɑː
Kra
krɑː
Kura
kʊˈrɑː
mara
məˈrɑː
marah
ˈmɑːrɑː
rah
rɑː
registrar
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː
Stranraer
strænˈrɑː
ta-ra
tæˈrɑː
tara
ˈtɑːrɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HURRAH

hurly
hurly-burlies
hurly-burly
Huron
hurray
hurricane
hurricane deck
hurricane lamp
hurricane season
hurricane warning
hurricane-force wind
hurried
hurriedly
hurriedness
hurrier
hurries
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurrying
hurryingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HURRAH

Al Hijrah
arrah
Basrah
Deborah
gerah
Gomorrah
gurrah
Hijrah
Howrah
jarrah
menorah
omrah
rah-rah
Sarah
sirrah
surah
Syrah
Torah
Varah
wirrah

Synonyms and antonyms of hurrah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hurrah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HURRAH

Find out the translation of hurrah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hurrah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hurrah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

华友世纪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hurra
570 millions of speakers

English

hurrah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुर्रे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يا هلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hurra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুরেই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hourra
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Huru hara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hurra
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

万歳
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hurray
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng hoan hô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சபாஷ்! ஜே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुर्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evviva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hurra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζήτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hurra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hurra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hurrah

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRAH»

The term «hurrah» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.409 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hurrah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hurrah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hurrah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURRAH»

Discover the use of hurrah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hurrah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America Hurrah
The author describes a play/out as an entertainment where actors announce a theme and then play it out.
Jean-Claude Van Itallie, 1968
2
A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!
In an intriguing alternate history, a descendant of George Washington, who was hanged by Lord Cornwallis more than two centuries ago, attempts to engineer the construction of a transatlantic tunnel for the queen of the British Empire, and ...
Harry Harrison, 2011
3
Hurrah For The Blackshirts!: Fascists and Fascism in Britain ...
This book will demonstrate for the first time the true spread and depth of fascist beliefs - and the extent to which they were distinctly British.
Martin Pugh, 2013
4
Liberalism's Last Hurrah: The Presidential Campaign of 1964
Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, this is the first historical account of the 1964 presidential campaign between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater that sharply divided the parties and the nation, and set the stage for the ...
Gary Donaldson, 2003
5
The Last Hurrah?: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 ...
"The Last Hurrah" presents a comprehensive analysis of the role soft money and issue advocacy play in congressional elections.
David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, 2004
6
Hurrah for Hampton!: Black Red Shirts in South Carolina ...
Drawing on primary sources, Drago examines the relationship between black initiative and southern paternalism.
Edmund L. Drago, 1998
7
The New Deal and the Last Hurrah: Pittsburgh Machine Politics
In studying the effect of New Deal on urban political machines, Bruce M. Stave challenges the traditional view of declining bossism in America from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Bruce M. Stave, 1970
8
Hurrah for Little Noddy
Based on Enid Blyton's classic stories. Contains the well-known Beek artwork used in the original stories.
‎2012
9
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds: Last Hurrah for the Big Red Machine
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were one of the last to be considered a "dynasty," and this book documents the season of one of the greatest teams in baseball history.
Doug Feldmann, 2008
10
America Hurrah
Theatre Lobby in Saint Matthew's Court, "America Hurrah," by Jean-Claude Van Itallie, directed by Louis W. Scheeder.
‎1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURRAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hurrah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Snapple Bowl provides Cardinal McCarrick cheerleader last hurrah
Cardinal McCarrick cheerleader Sabrina Leff represents the now-defunct catholic school at Snapple Bowl XXII, Thursday, July 16, 2015, ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
2
Grant Hackett aims for last Olympic hurrah at Rio Games | The …
Hackett, 35, revealed his plans yesterday as he announced that he had signed with Speedo again for his last hurrah as an elite swimmer, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
'Silly boy' Nick Faldo cards worst score at The Open as last hurrah
NICK FALDO admitted he was a "silly boy" for thinking he could pick up his clubs for one last hurrah at St Andrews after carding the worst score ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Is this the last hurrah for Steve Spurrier, the SEC's resident jokester …
Like a comedian working on his set before a big show, Steve Spurrier tested out a few of his one-liners on Paul Finebaum. The two were on the ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Dan Carter's last hurrah: Canterbury's favourite son not getting …
The 103-Test veteran, who is in many ways Christchurch's favourite son, isn't about to get all sentimental ahead of his final hurrah at AMI Stadium against ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
6
President Obama's last hurrah - Columns - JamaicaObserver.com
WITH the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act, it now appears that the last major opposition to the Act has been removed. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
7
Carmichael moving on, Jenkins gets one last hurrah
Sparta's Jonathan Jenkins drives past the defense and to the basket for two points during the 21st Annual Gerald A. Pilz and Friends All-Star ... «Christian County Headliner News, Jul 15»
8
Vitor's last hurrah after a week's visit to the farm - From Ottawa Region
I was amazed how quiet and well-behaved my daughter's city dog German Shepherd–Rottweiler could be, on his farm stay-cation. He went into ... «www.ottawacommunitynews.com/, Jul 15»
9
COCKTALES | Binay's last hurrah: Socialized housing loan ceiling …
COCKTALES | Binay's last hurrah: Socialized housing loan ceiling raised to P1.7M. By: Victor C. Agustin July 15, 2015 2:53 PM. Construction cranes are ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
10
GIGABYTE Hosts Z97 Last Hurrah Challenge
Here is the press release we just received, which gives you all the information you need to participate in the GIGABYTE Z97 Last Hurrah ... «Overclockers, Jul 15»

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