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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#m1)

2) (UK, informal) A «Hooray Henry» is a loud, rich young man who shows off, said in a mocking way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x1)
- Hip hip hooray! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x2)
- Hooray for the winning team! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x3)
- We shouted hooray when the bell rang for the holidays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x4)
- Hooray, I found my lost key! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x5)
- The crowd cheered hooray as the runners finished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x6)
- Hooray, no homework tonight! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x7)
- (UK, informal) A bunch of Hooray Henrys were shouting outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/#x8)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.