celebrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce celebrate in British English:
UK [ˈselɪbreɪt]
How to pronounce celebrate in American English:
US [ˈselɪbreɪt]
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- Verb:
- celebrate, as of holidays or rites
- have a celebration
- assign great social importance to
Word Origin
- celebrate (v.)
- mid-15c., originally of the Mass, from Latin celebratus "much-frequented; kept solemn; famous," past participle of celebrare "assemble to honor," also "to publish; sing praises of; practice often," originally "to frequent in great numbers," from celeber "frequented, populous, crowded;" with transferred senses of "well-attended; famous; often-repeated." Related: Celebrated; celebrating.
Example
- 1. Young people should celebrate pension reform .
- 2. So we should learn to celebrate male friendship once again .
- 3. And it should also celebrate bamboo capitalism more broadly .
- 4. Those are reasons alone to celebrate this os x capability .
- 5. I 've got nothing to celebrate .