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Meaning of "hurray" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HURRAY

hurray  [hʊˈreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HURRAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hurray is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES HURRAY 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HURRAY


array
əˈreɪ
beray
bɪˈreɪ
bewray
bɪˈreɪ
deray
dɪˈreɪ
disarray
ˌdɪsəˈreɪ
Dounreay
ˌduːnˈreɪ
hooray
huːˈreɪ
Kure
kuːˈreɪ
microarray
ˌmaɪkrəʊəˈreɪ
misarray
ˌmɪsəˈreɪ
Monterey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
Monterrey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
moray
mɒˈreɪ
Whangarei
ˌwɑːŋɑːˈreɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HURRAY

hurly
hurly-burlies
hurly-burly
Huron
hurrah
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 HURRAY

battle array
Blu-ray
bray
challenge to the array
chambray
cray
fray
logic array
Murray
phased array
portray
pray
ray
seismic array
spray
stingray
stray
tray
warray
X-ray

Synonyms and antonyms of hurray in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hurray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HURRAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

华友世纪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hurra
570 millions of speakers

English

hurray
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 hurray

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRAY»

The term «hurray» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRAY» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «HURRAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hurray.
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John Galliano
Women are women, and hurray for that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURRAY»

Discover the use of hurray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hurray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hurray for Pre-K!
Children describe their experiences in pre-K, playing, snacking, resting, singing, and painting.
‎2000
2
From 'Huh?' to 'Hurray!': Righting Your Creative Writing
Part textbook and part handbook, this book leads creative writers of all levels and all genres through the entire writing process.
Stephanie Stiles, 2010
3
Hurray for Today!
The Cat in the Hat explains the origins of various holidays throughout the year, some well-known and some lesser-known, as well as some of the rituals associated with each.
Bonnie Worth, 2004
4
Hurray God!: Hope, Pray, Believe
People who doubted; people who complained; people who struggled with their faith, but all saw the answer in the end.Read along and experience answered prayers about: Job Loss Anxiety Relationships Sickness And moreAs you read these ...
Jeanette Sharp, 2011
5
Hurray for spring!
Rhyming text celebrates the joys of spring for a young boy.
Patricia Hubbell, Taia Morley, 2005
6
Hip Hip Hurray We Found Teddy: A Book Series to Teach ...
The book is trying to teach children what they can do to help keep the environment clean and healthy.
Silvia Sullivan, 2008
7
Aida, Hurray for Somo And Other Stories
Although the stories are wholly fictional, they encapsulate three decades of Uganda's violent history and, more importantly, the responses of human beings to crises engendered by pain and sustained brutality, giving credence to Albert Camus ...
Austin Ejiet, 2005
8
Hurray Health P4 Tb
Hurray for Health! is a health education package for use by students in primary schools. It is written based on the new Ministry Of Education Health Education Syllabus (2001). With emphasis on the teaching of thinking skills, this new syllabus ...
Heong
9
Hurray for Three Kings' Day!
A Hispanic family enjoys the traditional celebration of El Diâa de los Reyes, or Epiphany, by reenacting the long walk of the three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.
‎1999
10
Hurray for Marvin
Richard S. Hartmetz. The third book in the series about Marvin, a precocious eleven year old, who tries in vain to be good, but always seems to make the decisions that land him in trouble with his parents, teachers and classmates. Marvin ...
Richard S. Hartmetz, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURRAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hurray is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Hurray!!! Nigeria Turns 22' - Guru Maharaj Ji (Photos)
Controversial 'lord' and self-styled 'Prefect Living Master', Mohammed Ajirobatan Ibrahim, popularly known as Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, has stated that Nigeria is ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
2
Stop Faking Me Out Bandsintown, My Heart Can't Take It | Gizmodo …
More shows all the time — hurray. Stop Faking Me Out Bandsintown, My Heart Can't Take It. But every now and then, Bandsintown shits the ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
3
Restaurant Review: 2 ½ stars - Sushi rocks at Rice N Roll Bistro on …
Hurray for Rice N Roll Bistro, the Thai-and-sushi restaurant that opened on N. Farwell Ave. in February. The yellowtail and tuna draped over ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Hope for an end to the badger culls (From Stroud News and Journal)
Hurray, at last, so all the breakdowns supposedly “Due to Badgers” because there was no apparent confirmed TB source are in fact merely early cattle TB cases. «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
5
SCOTUS: Bring it On Home - Proud Queer (PQ Monthly - Daily Online)
PBS News Hour just published a report entitled “Hurray if you're gay! Time to get what's yours from Social Security.” Same-sex married spouses ... «PQ Monthly, Jul 15»
6
Remembering good times in Chicago years ago - Leader …
And hurray – the women's team won (and then we had to listen to lots of whining, but it was worth it!). Yesterday I was listening to music on my ... «Morning Star, Jul 15»
7
Disney is Developing a Live-Action Aladdin Prequel - Filmonic
According to the same source the project is very early on and the plan would be for it to lead into a live-action Aladdin (hurray), that is as long ... «Filmonic, Jul 15»
8
Stop Faking Me Out Bandsintown, My Heart Can't Take It - Gizmodo
... and they point me to shows I didn't know about. More shows all the time—hurray. Stop Faking Me Out Bandsintown, My Heart Can't Take It. «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
9
Rainy-day destinations where kids can burn off the fog and blow off …
Hurray! We've been waiting for an excuse to roller-skate or do The Robot at these Chicago locales. Why save this family fun for a rainy day? «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Buhari: Why President hasn't appointed ministers – APC Chairman
'A' said I was favouring 'B'. 'B' said I was favouring 'A'. I said hurray! That showed I had placed my foursquare in the middle by not aligning with ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

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