hooray

«hooray» in Mova's school dictionary: a word you shout when you are very happy or excited, or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

interjection (hooray); also hurray, hurrah

meaning for a pupil

1) Hooray is a word you shout when you are very happy or excited, or to cheer for someone. tree →

2) (UK, informal) A «Hooray Henry» is a loud, rich young man who shows off, said in a mocking way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories, birthday parties, sports and celebrations. «Hip hip hooray!» is a group cheer. Phrases: «hip hip hooray», «shout hooray», «hooray for …».

examples

• Hooray, it's snowing! tree →
• Hip hip hooray! tree →
• Hooray for the winning team! tree →
• We shouted hooray when the bell rang for the holidays. tree →
• Hooray, I found my lost key! tree →
• The crowd cheered hooray as the runners finished. tree →
• Hooray, no homework tonight! tree →
• (UK, informal) A bunch of Hooray Henrys were shouting outside. tree →

note

Hooray, hurray and hurrah all mean the same. Usually followed by an exclamation mark. It is not used in formal writing except in quoted speech.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hooray» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.