hooray


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hoo·ray

(ho͝o-rā′, hə-) or hur·rah (-rä′, -rô′) or hur·ray (-rā′)
interj.
Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.
n.
1. A shout of "hooray."
2. Excitement; fanfare.
v. hoo·rayed, hoo·ray·ing, hoo·rays also hur·rahed or hur·rah·ing or hur·rahs or hur·rayed or hur·ray·ing or hur·rays
v.tr.
To applaud, cheer, or approve (someone or something) by shouting "hooray."
v.intr.
To shout "hooray."
[Alteration of huzzah.]
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hooray

(huːˈreɪ)
interj, n, vb
a variant of hurrah
interj
Also: hooroo Austral and NZ goodbye; cheerio
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hur•rah

(həˈrɑ, -ˈrɔ)

also hur•ray

(-ˈreɪ)

interj., v. -rahed, -rah•ing also -rayed, -ray•ing,
n. interj.
1. (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.)
v.i.
2. to shout “hurrah.”
n.
3. an exclamation of “hurrah.”
4. hubbub; commotion; fanfare.
5. a colorful or tumultuous event; spectacle or celebration.
Idioms:
last or final hurrah, a final moment of glory; last notable achievement.
[1680–90; < German hurra]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
hurrah, hurray, hooray - Hurrah, hurray, and hooray are alterations of huzza, a sailor's cheer.
See also related terms for sailors.
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hooray


Past participle: hoorayed
Gerund: hooraying

Imperative
hooray
hooray
Present
I hooray
you hooray
he/she/it hoorays
we hooray
you hooray
they hooray
Preterite
I hoorayed
you hoorayed
he/she/it hoorayed
we hoorayed
you hoorayed
they hoorayed
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
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
Future
I will hooray
you will hooray
he/she/it will hooray
we will hooray
you will hooray
they will hooray
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 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
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
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
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
Conditional
I would hooray
you would hooray
he/she/it would hooray
we would hooray
you would hooray
they would hooray
Past Conditional
I would have hoorayed
you would have hoorayed
he/she/it would have hoorayed
we would have hoorayed
you would have hoorayed
they would have hoorayed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hooray - a victory cheerhooray - a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"
hurrah
cheer - a cry or shout of approval
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Translations
هُتاف النَّصْر، يا يَعيش!
hurraa
húrra
urā!
hurá!
hurra
слава

hooray

[hʊˈreɪ]
A. EXCL = hurrah
B. CPD Hooray Henry N (Brit) (pej) → señorito m
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hooray

[həˈreɪ huˈreɪ] excl → hourra
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hurrah,

hurray,

hoorah,

hooray

(huˈrei) noun, interjection
a shout of joy, enthusiasm etc. Hurrah! We're getting an extra day's holiday!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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