fete
pronunciation
How to pronounce fete in British English:
UK [feɪt]
How to pronounce fete in American English:
US [fet, fɛt]
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- Noun:
- an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
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- Verb:
- have a celebration
Word Origin
- fête
- fête: see feast
- fete (n.)
- 1754, from French fête "festival, feast," from Old French feste "feast, celebration" (see feast (n.)). If the date is right, first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717-1797).
- fete (v.)
- 1819, from fete (n.). Related: Feted; fetes; feting.
Example
- 1. Fete is one of the commonnest intercourse activities in international association .
- 2. Despite the bad weather the fete will go ahead .
- 3. Tomb-sweeping day is the day we fete our ancestors .
- 4. They fete his recovery with ice-cream and cake .
- 5. Fete to promote historic patan city kicked off .