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Celebrate ˈselɪbreɪt Celebrated Passed Exams Celebrating Verb Bre

Word celebrate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈselɪbreɪt / NAmE / ˈselɪbreɪt /
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  • jake's passed his exams. we're going out to celebrate.
  • we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in florence.
  • how do people celebrate new year in your country?
  • songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love
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celebrate

(verb)BrE / ˈselɪbreɪt / NAmE / ˈselɪbreɪt /
  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 celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.
    • How do people celebrate New Year in your country?
  2. to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion (1) service
  3. to praise somebody/something
    • songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love
    • a movie celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela

    Extra Examples

    • It was a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King.
    • Jake’s passed his exams. We’re going out to celebrate.
    • Let’s open the champagne and celebrate!

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they celebrate
    • he / she / it celebrates
    • past simple celebrated
    • past participle celebrated
    • -ing form celebrating

    Word Origin

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