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Encourage, as in The crowd was cheering on all the marathon runners. Originating in the 1400s simply as cheer, this usage was augmented by on in the early 1800s.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby cheer on
cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly, cheero, cheer on, cheers, cheer up, cheery, cheese, cheeseboard
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