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Celebrate ˈselɪbreɪt Celebrated Passed Exams Celebrating Verb Bre
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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 / - 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?
- to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion (1) service
- 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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