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celebrate
/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/

celebrate

🇺🇸 American English
/tu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/
🇷🇺 Russian
[prɐzdnɐˈvatʲ]
Meaning of celebrate

mark event

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/
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How important is this wordoften
celebrate

When to use celebrate

celebrate a festival

праздновать фестиваль

celebrate a holiday

праздновать праздник

celebrate a tradition

праздновать традицию

celebrate a birthday

праздновать день рождения

celebrate an anniversary

праздновать годовщину

celebrate usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Город празднует неделю музыки каждое лето.

The city celebrates a week of music every summer.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Семьи празднуют, готовя традиционные блюда вместе.

Families celebrate by cooking traditional dishes together.

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celebrateпраздновать
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

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What's the difference between celebrate / party / commemorate / observe / honor / fete

🇬🇧English
celebrate

General verb meaning to mark an event or achievement with joy or festivity.

A2Very Often

We celebrate her birthday every year.

Мы празднуем её день рождения каждый год.

🇬🇧English

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.

Давай устроим вечеринку сегодня, чтобы отпраздновать повышение.

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🇬🇧English
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.

Город чтит память солдат, погибших на войне, каждый ноябрь.

🇬🇧English

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.

Многие семьи соблюдают этот праздник тихим семейным ужином.

🇬🇧English

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.

Школа чествовала лучших учеников на церемонии.

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🇬🇧English
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.

Мэр чествовал приезжих спортсменов на городском приёме.

🇬🇧English

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.

Они подняли тост за молодожёнов после церемонии.

🇬🇧English

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.

Они отметили 50-летие небольшой выставкой.

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How to pronounce celebrate and what this word means

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

how to pronounce celebrate

/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/

celebrate translation

праздновать

celebrate examples

The city celebrates a week of music every summer.

celebrate transcription

/ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/, /tu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/

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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 (праздновать) 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 (праздновать) 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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