transitive verb
1
: to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites
A priest celebrates Mass.
2
a
: to honor (an occasion, such as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business
The nation celebrates Memorial Day.
b
: to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine
celebrated their 25th anniversary
3
: to hold up or play up for public notice
her poetry celebrates the glory of nature
intransitive verb
1
: to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival
The holiday revelers celebrated all day long.
2
: to observe a notable occasion with festivities
decided the only way to celebrate was to have a party
Synonyms
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kept the Sabbath by refraining from work
observe suggests marking the occasion by ceremonious performance.
not all holidays are observed nationally
celebrate suggests acknowledging an occasion by festivity.
traditionally celebrates Thanksgiving with a huge dinner
commemorate suggests that an occasion is marked by observances that remind one of the origin and significance of the event.
commemorate Memorial Day with the laying of wreaths
Example Sentences
We are celebrating my birthday by going out to dinner.
The family gathered to celebrate Christmas.
We are celebrating our anniversary next week.
They are celebrating the birth of their third child.
The book celebrates the movies of the past.
Her lecture celebrated the genius of the artist.
He is celebrated for his contributions to modern science.
A priest celebrates Mass at the church daily.
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Recent Examples on the Web
The movie star celebrated the opening of Bulgari Hotel Tokyo by dressing in two glamorous outfits in the span of 24 hours.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2023
And after a day thwarted, that’s something to celebrate.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
While her quinceañera celebrated Acosta’s entrance to womanhood, the hoop earrings established it.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
The hard rock and metal event will celebrate its 20th anniversary edition this year with its first-ever sell-out.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
Amid widespread nostalgia for greater sportsmanship and respect for the game, whereupon hip-hop and black athletes are blamed for the intrusion of toxic values, the trash-talking of white athletes is either ignored or celebrated as evidence of their passion for the game and competitiveness.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
Adoption was celebrated in evangelical circles as a selfless act of loving rescue.
—Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
This year’s Costume Institute exhibition, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, will celebrate the full work and life of late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023
Down also boasts a beverage-forward concept that celebrates mixology as an elevated art form.
—Sandra Macgregor, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English celebraten, borrowed from Latin celebrātus, past participle of celebrāre «to throng, frequent, observe (an occasion, festivity), praise» (probably originally back-formation from earlier concelebrāre «to frequent, honor»), derivative of celebr-, celeber «much used, frequented, widely known, famed,» probably going back to *kelesri-, of uncertain origin
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of celebrate was
in the 15th century
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праздновать, отпраздновать, справлять, чествовать, прославлять, веселиться
глагол ↓
- праздновать, отпраздновать; торжественно отмечать (годовщину и т. п.); торжествовать (победу)
- прославлять; воспевать, превозносить
to celebrate a hero in a song — прославить героя в песне
his poetry celebrates the glory of nature — в своих стихах он воспевает красоту природы
- служить (обедню и т. п.); отправлять церковную службу; отправлять (обряд, ритуал)
- справлять, отмечать радостное событие (часто выпивкой)
on her birthday she was too sick to celebrate — свой день рождения она не отмечала, так как чувствовала себя очень плохо
- веселиться
when the children saw the snow they celebrated — когда дети увидели снег, они очень обрадовались
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
to celebrate / mark / observe a bicentenary — отмечать двухсотлетнюю годовщину
to celebrate / mark a birthday — отметить день рождения
to celebrate formally / officially — официально отпраздновать
to celebrate privately — отпраздновать в узком кругу близких
to celebrate solemnly — торжественно отпраздновать
to celebrate joyously / noisily — шумно отпраздновать, весело отметить
to celebrate a contract — заключать договор
to celebrate / receive (the) Eucharist — причащаться
hymns that celebrate the wonder of existence — гимны, прославляющие чудо мироздания
to celebrate / observe a holiday — отмечать праздник
Примеры с переводом
How do you usually celebrate New Year?
Как вы обычно празднуете Новый Год?
They gathered together to celebrate.
Они собрались вместе, чтобы повеселиться.
The family gathered to celebrate Christmas.
Вся семья собралась, чтобы отпраздновать Рождество.
Let’s celebrate, and damn the expense!
Давайте кутнем! Денег не жалко!
The city is celebrated for its yearly horse show.
Этот город знаменит благодаря ежегодным соревнованиям по верховой езде.
The book celebrates the movies of the past.
Книга воздаёт должное фильмам прошлых лет.
It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.Bill Gates
Хорошо отмечать успех, но важнее учитывать уроки неудач.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.
Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.
…merrymakers at the country club like to celebrate New Year’s Eve in an especially grand style…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
celebrated — знаменитый, прославленный
celebration — празднование, торжества, чествование, церковная служба
Формы слова
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celebrate
1) (от)пра́здновать
2) прославля́ть
3) отправля́ть церко́вную слу́жбу
4)
разг.
весели́ться, отмеча́ть прия́тное собы́тие
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > celebrate
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celebrate
Персональный Сократ > celebrate
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celebrate
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
[‘selɪbreɪt]
v
отмечать, праздновать, отпраздновать
Let’s celebrate the occasion. — Давайте отметим это событие
— celebrate formally
— celebrate one’s birthday
— celebrate a holiday
— celebrate a wedding
— celebrate a victory
— celebrate privately
— celebrate solemnlyEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
ˈselɪbreɪt гл.
1) а) (от) праздновать (официально или торжественно) to celebrate formally, officially ≈ официально отпраздновать to celebrate privately ≈ отпраздновать в узком кругу близких to celebrate solemnly ≈ торжественно отпраздновать что-л. Syn: solemnize б) праздновать, веселиться, радоваться (какому-либо событию) to celebrate joyously, noisily ≈ шумно оптраздновать, весело отметить
2) а) славить, прославлять( кого-л., что-л.) Syn: glorify, make famous, extol б) славиться, быть знаменитым The city is celebrated for its yearly horse show. ≈ Этот город знаменит своими ежегодними лошадиными шоу. The actor was celebrated for drinking too much. ≈ Про актера ходила слава, что он очень много пьет. Syn: make famous
3) проводить церковную церемонию, церковную службу Syn: hold, keep
праздновать, отпраздновать;
торжественно отмечать;
торжествовать прославлять;
воспевать, превозносить — to * a hero in a song прославить героя в песне;
— his poerty *s the glory of nature в своих стихах он воспевает красоту природы служить( обедню) ;
отправлять (ритуал) (разговорное) справлять, отмечать радостное событие;
— on her birthday she was too sick to * свой день рождения она не отмечала, так как чувствовала себя очень плохо веселиться;
— when the children saw the snow they *d когда дети увидели снег, они очень образовались
celebrate разг. веселиться, отмечать приятное событие ~ отправлять церковную службу ~ (от) праздновать ~ прославлятьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
1. v праздновать, отпраздновать; торжественно отмечать; торжествовать
2. v прославлять; воспевать, превозносить
3. v служить; отправлять церковную службу; отправлять
4. v разг. справлять, отмечать радостное событие
5. v разг. веселиться
Синонимический ряд:
1. commemorate (verb) commemorate; consecrate; dedicate; hallow; keep; memorialise; memorialize; observe; ritualize; solemnise; solemnize
2. have a party (verb) carouse; frolic; have a party; make merry; paint the town; party; raise the roof; rejoice; revel; whoop it up
3. praise (verb) acclaim; applaud; bless; cheer; commend; cry up; eulogise; eulogize; exalt; extol; fete; glorify; hail; honor; honour; hymn; laud; lionise; lionize; magnify; panegyrize; praise; psalm; psalmody; resound; revere; venerate
Антонимический ряд:
condemn; criticize; desecrate; dishonor; dishonour; disregard; forget; ignore; mourn; neglect; overlook; profane; violate
English-Russian base dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
[‘seləbreɪt]
гл.
to celebrate formally / officially — официально отпраздновать
to celebrate joyously / noisily — шумно отпраздновать, весело отметить
Syn:
2) славить, прославлять
Syn:
3) славиться, быть знаменитым
The city is celebrated for its yearly horse show. — Этот город знаменит благодаря ежегодным соревнованиям по верховой езде.
The actor was celebrated for drinking too much. — За этим актёром утвердилась слава пропойцы.
4) отправлять , служить
Англо-русский современный словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
[ˈselɪbreɪt]
celebrate разг. веселиться, отмечать приятное событие celebrate отправлять церковную службу celebrate (от)праздновать celebrate прославлять
English-Russian short dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
[ʹselıbreıt]
1. праздновать, отпраздновать; торжественно отмечать (); торжествовать ()
2. прославлять; воспевать, превозносить
his poetry celebrates the glory of nature — в своих стихах он воспевает красоту природы
3. служить (); отправлять церковную службу; отправлять ()
1) справлять, отмечать радостное событие ()
on her birthday she was too sick to celebrate — свой день рождения она не отмечала, так как чувствовала себя очень плохо
2) веселиться
when the children saw the snow they celebrated — когда дети увидели снег, они очень обрадовались
НБАРС > celebrate
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celebrate
Англо-русский юридический словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
[‘selɪbreɪt]
1) Общая лексика: веселиться, воспевать, ликовать, ознаменовывать, отмечать, отправлять церковную службу, отпраздновать, праздновать, превозносить, прославить, прославлять, совершать , совершить, справить, справлять, торжественно отмечать , торжествовать, чествовать, служить , торжествовать , относиться с почтением, уважением, почитать, чтить, воздавать должное, ценить по достоинству
3) Юридический термин: отправлять , заключать
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
[`selɪbreɪt]
(от)праздновать
праздновать, веселиться, радоваться
славить, прославлять
славиться, быть знаменитым
проводить церковную церемонию, церковную службу
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
Politics english-russian dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
verb
1) (от)праздновать
2) прославлять
3) отправлять церковную службу
4)
collocation
веселиться, отмечать приятное событие
* * *
(v) праздновать
* * *
* * *
[cel·e·brate || ‘selɪbreɪt]
праздновать, отпраздновать, справить; прославлять, чествовать; отправлять церковную службу; отмечать приятное событие, веселиться* * *
отмечать
отпраздновать
праздновать
прославлять
* * *
1) а) (от)праздновать (официально или торжественно)
б) праздновать, веселиться, радоваться (какому-либо событию)
2) а) славить, прославлять (кого-л., что-л.)
б) славиться, быть знаменитым
3) проводить церковную церемонию, церковную службуНовый англо-русский словарь > celebrate
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celebrate
отмечать; праздновать; славить
English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > celebrate
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celebrate
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > celebrate
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celebrate
отмечать
отпраздновать
праздновать
прославлять
English-Russian smart dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
English-Russian big medical dictionary > celebrate
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celebrate
v.slaviti · славити
vi.
, pråzdnovati · праздновати
vi.
, proslaviti · прославити
vp.
Dictionary English-Interslavic > celebrate
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Celebrate Humanity
- кампания «Celebrate Humanity» (Празднование гуманности)
кампания «Celebrate Humanity» (Празднование гуманности)
Разработанная МОК имиджевая кампания общественной рекламы на телевидении, радио и в печатных СМИ, передающей образ Игр.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]EN
Celebrate Humanity
Image campaign of public service announcements created by the IOC in television, radio and print media that conveys the Look of the Games.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]Тематики
- спорт (образ Игр)
EN
- Celebrate Humanity
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > Celebrate Humanity
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Celebrate — Cel e*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Celebrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Celebrating}.] [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.] 1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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celebrate — [sel′ə brāt΄] vt. celebrated, celebrating [ME celebraten < L celebratus, pp. of celebrare, to frequent, go in great numbers, honor < celeber, frequented, populous; akin to celer, swift: see HOLD1] 1. to perform (a ritual, ceremony, etc.)… … English World dictionary
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celebrate — index carouse, honor, keep (fulfill), recommend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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celebrate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. celebratus much frequented; kept solemn; famous, pp. of celebrare assemble to honor, also to publish; sing praises of; practice often, originally to frequent in great numbers, from celeber frequented, populous, crowded;… … Etymology dictionary
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celebrate — commemorate, solemnize, observe, *keep … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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celebrate — [v] commemorate occasion, achievement beat the drum*, bless, blow off steam*, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up… … New thesaurus
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celebrate — ► VERB 1) mark (a significant occasion) with an enjoyable activity. 2) engage in festivities to mark a significant occasion. 3) honour or praise publicly. 4) perform (a religious ceremony), in particular officiate at (the Eucharist). DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
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celebrate — cel|e|brate W3 [ˈselıbreıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of celebrare to visit often, celebrate , from celeber often visited, famous ] 1.) [I and T] to show that an event or occasion is important by doing something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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celebrate — celebrative, adj. celebrator, celebrater, n. celebratory /sel euh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee, seuh leb reuh /, adj. /sel euh brayt /, v., celebrated, celebrating. v.t. 1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to … Universalium
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celebrate — 01. We are going to have a big party tonight to [celebrate] the end of classes. 02. My parents [celebrated] their 50th wedding anniversary last year. 03. The [celebration] at the end of term lasted all night. 04. The students shared a… … Grammatical examples in English
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celebrate */*/*/ — UK [ˈseləˌbreɪt] / US verb Word forms celebrate : present tense I/you/we/they celebrate he/she/it celebrates present participle celebrating past tense celebrated past participle celebrated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to do something enjoyable in … English dictionary
Other forms: celebrated; celebrating; celebrates
To celebrate means to mark a special day, event, or holiday. You might celebrate a birthday, a religious holiday, or even the anniversary of a famous battle.
Use celebrate for festive, happy occasions. If the special day, event, or holiday is more solemn or introspective, a verb like observe is often used. After we observe Memorial Day, we look forward to celebrating the Fourth of July. The verb can also mean to honor or praise — «The book celebrated the life of the actress who had given so much to worthy causes.»
Definitions of celebrate
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“After the exam, the students were
celebrating”-
synonyms:
fete
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jubilate
celebrate a jubilee
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jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
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party
have or participate in a party
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receive
have or give a reception
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rave
participate in an all-night techno dance party
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carouse, riot, roister
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
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type of:
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get together, meet
get together socially or for a specific purpose
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verb
behave as expected during holidays or rites
“celebrate Christmas”
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synonyms:
keep, observe
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verb
assign great social importance to
“The film director was
celebrated all over Hollywood”-
synonyms:
lionise, lionize
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English celebraten, from Latin celebratus, past pariticiple of celebrō (“frequent, go to in great numbers, celebrate, honor, praise”), from celeber (“frequented, populous”). Displaced native Old English fæġnian.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/, /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/
Verb[edit]
celebrate (third-person singular simple present celebrates, present participle celebrating, simple past and past participle celebrated)
- (transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
- Synonym: fete
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to celebrate the name of the Most High
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2016 August 7, “Journalism”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 20, HBO:
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Okay, that is simply not true. If that were the case, you wouldn’t need to have an Olympics. The whole reason we do this is to find out who is better than everyone else, so that we can make them stand higher than the other people who are not as good as them, because the point of the games is not to celebrate equality. It is to celebrate individuals’ excellence. So let us all settle in for two incredible weeks of celebrating the fittest, the bravest, the most beautiful and of course, the drunkest of us all. “Did somebody say ‘party’?”
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- (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
- Synonyms: observe, keep
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to celebrate a birthday
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1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
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Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
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- (intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
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I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!
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2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[2]:
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As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
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- (transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
- Synonym: solemnize
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to celebrate a marriage
Usage notes[edit]
In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.”
Derived terms[edit]
- celebrating Palm Sunday
- overcelebrate
[edit]
- celebrant
- celebrated
- celebration
- celebrative
- celebrator
- celebratory
- celebrity
Translations[edit]
extol or honour in a solemn manner
- Belarusian: праслаўля́ць impf (praslaŭljácʹ), прасла́віць pf (praslávicʹ)
- Bulgarian: просла́вям (bg) impf (proslávjam), просла́вя (bg) pf (proslávja)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 頌揚/颂扬 (zh) (sòngyáng)
- Danish: prise
- Dutch: vieren (nl)
- Finnish: ylistää (fi)
- French: rendre hommage (fr), célébrer (fr)
- Galician: celebrar (gl)
- German: feiern (de), zelebrieren (de)
- Greek: γιορτάζω (el) (giortázo)
- Guaraní: hecharamo
- Indonesian: merayakan (id)
- Italian: celebrare (it)
- Latin: celebrō
- Maori: whakanui, whakahari
- Polish: wychwalać (pl) impf, sławić (pl) impf
- Portuguese: celebrar (pt)
- Romanian: celebra (ro)
- Russian: че́ствовать (ru) impf (čéstvovatʹ) (no perfective), прославля́ть (ru) impf (proslavljátʹ), просла́вить (ru) pf (proslávitʹ)
- Spanish: honrar (es), loar (es), alabar (es)
- Ukrainian: прославля́ти impf (proslavljáty), просла́вити pf (proslávyty)
honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.
- Arabic: اِحْتَفَلَ (iḥtafala)
- Aromanian: sãrbãturescu
- Assamese: পাল (pal), পালন কৰ (palon kor)
- Bulgarian: че́ствам impf (čéstvam), ознамену́вам (bg) impf (oznamenúvam)
- Catalan: celebrar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 慶祝/庆祝 (zh) (qìngzhù)
- Czech: slavit (cs)
- Danish: højtideligholde
- Dutch: vieren (nl)
- Finnish: juhlia (fi)
- French: fêter (fr), célébrer (fr)
- Galician: celebrar (gl)
- German: feiern (de), zelebrieren (de), halten (de)
- Greek: γιορτάζω (el) (giortázo)
- Ancient: ποιέω (poiéō)
- Guaraní: hecharamo
- Hungarian: ünnepel (hu)
- Indonesian: merayakan (id)
- Irish: ceiliúir, ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar
- Italian: festeggiare (it), celebrare (it)
- Japanese: 祝う (ja) (いわう, iwau)
- Kazakh: мерекелеу (kk) (merekeleu)
- Korean: 축하하다 (ko) (chukhahada)
- Latin: celebrō, faciō (la)
- Malayalam: ആഘോഷിക്കുക (ml) (āghōṣikkuka)
- Maori: whakanui
- Occitan: celebrar (oc)
- Persian: جشن گرفتن (fa) (jašn gereftan)
- Polish: obchodzić (pl) impf, celebrować (pl) impf
- Portuguese: celebrar (pt)
- Romanian: celebra (ro), sărbători (ro)
- Russian: пра́здновать (ru) impf (prázdnovatʹ), отпра́здновать (ru) pf (otprázdnovatʹ), че́ствовать (ru) impf (čéstvovatʹ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: славити
- Roman: slaviti (sh)
- Sicilian: fistijari
- Spanish: celebrar (es)
- Tamil: கொண்டாடு (ta) (koṇṭāṭu)
- Ukrainian: сла́вити (uk) impf (slávyty), святкува́ти impf (svjatkuváty), відсвяткува́ти pf (vidsvjatkuváty), посвяткува́ти pf (posvjatkuváty)
- Vietnamese: kỷ niệm (vi)
- Walloon: fiesti (wa)
to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event
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- Arabic: اِحْتَفَلَ (iḥtafala)
- Armenian: տոնել (hy) (tonel)
- Assamese: পাল (pal), পালন কৰ (palon kor)
- Belarusian: святкава́ць impf (svjatkavácʹ), адсвяткава́ць pf (adsvjatkavácʹ)
- Bulgarian: празну́вам (bg) impf (praznúvam)
- Catalan: celebrar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 慶祝/庆祝 (zh) (qìngzhù), 慶賀/庆贺 (zh) (qìnghè)
- Danish: fejre, feste
- Esperanto: celebri
- Finnish: juhlia (fi)
- French: fêter (fr), faire la fête (fr)
- Galician: festexar, celebrar (gl)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: feiern (de)
- Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dulþjan)
- Greek: γιορτάζω (el) (giortázo)
- Indonesian: rayakan (id)
- Ingrian: pittää
- Italian: festeggiare (it)
- Japanese: 祝う (ja) (いわう, iwau)
- Kazakh: мерекелеу (kk) (merekeleu)
- Korean: 축하하다 (ko) (chukhahada)
- Malayalam: ആഘോഷിക്കുക (ml) (āghōṣikkuka)
- Maori: hari
- Occitan: celebrar (oc)
- Polish: świętować (pl) impf, uczcić (pl) pf, oblać (pl) pf (colloquial), fetować (pl) impf, celebrować (pl) impf
- Portuguese: celebrar (pt), festejar (pt)
- Quechua: kusikuy (qu)
- Romanian: sărbători (ro)
- Russian: пра́здновать (ru) impf (prázdnovatʹ), отпра́здновать (ru) pf (otprázdnovatʹ)
- Spanish: celebrar (es), festejar (es)
- Swedish: fira (sv)
- Tamil: கொண்டாடு (ta) (koṇṭāṭu)
- Ukrainian: святкува́ти impf (svjatkuváty), відсвяткува́ти pf (vidsvjatkuváty), посвяткува́ти pf (posvjatkuváty)
- Vietnamese: mừng (vi)
perform or participate in
- Catalan: celebrar (ca)
- Dutch: vieren (nl)
- Finnish: juhlia (fi)
- French: célébrer (fr)
- Galician: celebrar (gl)
- German: feiern (de), zelebrieren (de)
- Greek: γιορτάζω (el) (giortázo)
- Hungarian: celebrál (hu)
- Indonesian: merayakan (id)
- Irish: ceiliúir
- Italian: celebrare (it)
- Malayalam: ആഘോഷിക്കുക (ml) (āghōṣikkuka)
- Portuguese: celebrar (pt)
- Russian: пра́здновать (ru) impf (prázdnovatʹ)
- Spanish: celebrar (es),
- Ukrainian: святкува́ти impf (svjatkuváty)
Further reading[edit]
- celebrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “celebrate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- celebrate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
- erectable
Esperanto[edit]
Adverb[edit]
celebrate
- present adverbial passive participle of celebri
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
celebrate
- inflection of celebrare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams[edit]
- cablerete
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
celebrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of celebrō
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
celebrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of celebrar combined with te