Celebrate Celebrated ˈselɪbreɪt Verb Jake's Passed Exams Good

• jake's passed his exams. we're going out to celebrate.
• we had good reason to celebrate.
• to celebrate a birthday
• we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in florence.

celebrate

Verb Forms

1. to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it
• Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.
• We had good reason to celebrate.
• to celebrate a birthday
• We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.
• to celebrate a victory/a success/an achievement
• The Film Festival is currently celebrating its 27th year.
• How do people celebrate New Year in your country?
• He made the trip home to celebrate Christmas with his family.
• She celebrated with a party for family and friends.
• Maybe I'll celebrate with some friends.
• In this photo he celebrates winning the men's 10 000 metres final.

Extra Examples

• Let's open the champagne and celebrate!
• The event was celebrated with a parade.
• Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th.
2. to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion service
3. to praise somebody/something
• songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love
• a movie celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela
• The competition has millions of fans and national winners are celebrated as heroes.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.