Advertisement
Advertisement
celebrate
[sel-uh-breyt]
verb (used with object)
to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities.
to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
Synonyms: ,to make known publicly; proclaim.
The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.
to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels.
a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy.
Synonyms: , , , , ,to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize.
to celebrate a marriage.
verb (used without object)
to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.
to perform a religious ceremony, especially Mass or the Lord's Supper.
to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.
You look like you were up celebrating all night.
celebrate
/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /
verb
to rejoice in or have special festivities to mark (a happy day, event, etc)
(tr) to observe (a birthday, anniversary, etc)
she celebrates her ninetieth birthday next month
(tr) to perform (a solemn or religious ceremony), esp to officiate at (Mass)
(tr) to praise publicly; proclaim
Other Word Forms
- celebrative adjective
- celebrator noun
- celebrater noun
- celebratory adjective
- precelebrate verb
- recelebrate verb
- uncelebrating adjective
- ˈˌٴǰ noun
- ˈپ adjective
- ˈˌٴǰy adjective
- ˌˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of celebrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of celebrate1
Example Sentences
She then darted over to celebrate with Charles, her husband and coach, and her two children - although youngest daughter Cecilia appeared to have slept through the match in her pushchair.
He said he will enjoy "a couple of quiet ones" to celebrate and was filmed giving his boots to a Bath fan in the Twickenham stands after the game.
A couple who went to India to celebrate their engagement have been named among the victims of the Air India plane crash.
It comes as the family attended Trooping the Colour on Saturday celebrating the King's official birthday.
Yet even the team’s biggest fans found it hard to celebrate given what was going on just a dozen miles away, where hundreds of people protested in front of police, National Guard troops and U.S.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse