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celebrate

celebrate

Meaning of celebrate

mark event

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EN-UK/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/
EN-US/tu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/
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celebrate with Russian translation

celebrate usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Город празднует неделю музыки каждое лето.

The city celebrates a week of music every summer.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Семьи празднуют, готовя традиционные блюда вместе.

Families celebrate by cooking traditional dishes together.

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celebrate belongs to the topic "Culture and Traditions of Countries". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

celebrateпраздновать
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

celebrate synonyms

Related words worth learning together

party
To have or hold a social gathering for fun; informal and focused on entertainment as a way to celebrate.
commemorate
To formally remember or honor the memory of a person or event, often solemn or official.
observe
To mark or follow a custom, rule, or date; can be formal or neutral and not necessarily joyful.
honor
To show respect or give recognition to someone, often in a formal way (awards, ceremonies).
fete
To honor or celebrate someone with a public or formal event; somewhat formal and less common, especially in everyday speech.
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🇬🇧en

To have or hold a social gathering for fun; informal and focused on entertainment as a way to celebrate.

A2Very Often

Let's party tonight to celebrate the promotion.

C
🇬🇧en
commemorate

To formally remember or honor the memory of a person or event, often solemn or official.

B2Often

The town commemorates the soldiers who died in the war every November.

🇬🇧en

To mark or follow a custom, rule, or date; can be formal or neutral and not necessarily joyful.

B1Often

Many families observe the holiday with a quiet meal.

🇬🇧en

To show respect or give recognition to someone, often in a formal way (awards, ceremonies).

B1Often

The school honored the top students at the ceremony.

F
🇬🇧en
fete

To honor or celebrate someone with a public or formal event; somewhat formal and less common, especially in everyday speech.

B2Rarely

The mayor feted the visiting athletes at a civic reception.

🇬🇧en

To raise a glass and offer words of honour or good wishes to someone as part of a celebration; a component of celebrating.

B1Often

They toasted the couple after the ceremony.

🇬🇧en

To acknowledge or note an occasion or date, often in a formal or neutral way and not necessarily with festivity.

B1Often

They marked the 50th anniversary with a small exhibition.

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How to pronounce celebrate and what this word means

celebrate means celebrate. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce celebrate

/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/

celebrate translation

celebrate

celebrate examples

The city celebrates a week of music every summer.

celebrate transcription

/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/, /tu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/

Questions about this word

celebrate meaning: what does it mean?

mark event

celebrate pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

celebrate is pronounced as /ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

celebrate definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The city celebrates a week of music every summer. Translation: Город празднует неделю музыки каждое лето.

Is celebrate part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

Yes, celebrate can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is celebrate part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, celebrate can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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