celebrate
Verb (Transitive):
- To observe or commemorate (a significant event, anniversary, or occasion) with a social gathering or special activity.
- To honor or praise (a person, achievement, or quality) publicly.
Verb (Intransitive):
- To engage in festivities or joyful activities to mark a happy event.
Verb (Transitive):
- We will celebrate our wedding anniversary with a small party.
- The city celebrated the team's championship victory with a parade.
- The poet is celebrated for her powerful use of language.
Verb (Intransitive):
- When they heard the good news, they went out to celebrate.
- After the final exam, the students celebrated all night.
"to celebrate a mass": In a religious context, to perform a solemn rite, especially the Eucharist.
- The priest celebrated mass for the community.
"to be celebrated for something": To be widely known and praised for a particular quality or achievement.
- The artist is celebrated for her innovative techniques.
Celebration (n): The action of celebrating; a social gathering for a celebration.
- The birthday celebration was a great success.
Celebrant (n): A person who performs a rite, especially a priest, or a person who is celebrating.
- The celebrant led the ceremony.
Celebrated (adj): Greatly admired; renowned.
- He is a celebrated author.
Celebratory (adj): Relating to or used for a celebration.
- The mood was celebratory.
- Commemorate: To recall and show respect for (someone or something).
- Observe: To fulfill or adhere to (a custom, rite, or holiday).
- Honor: To regard with great respect.
- Revel: To enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way.
Celebrate with: To mark an occasion by doing something specific with others.
- They celebrated with a bottle of champagne.
Celebrate by: To mark an occasion through a particular action.
- She celebrated her promotion by taking a trip.
"Celebrate in style": To celebrate in a lavish or impressive manner.
- For their 50th anniversary, they celebrated in style with a grand party.
"Have something to celebrate": To have a good reason for a celebration.
- Now that you've graduated, you really have something to celebrate!
- assign great social importance to
- The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood
- The tenor was lionized in Vienna
- have a celebration
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur