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Meaning of celebrate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

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  1. To extol or honour in a solemn manner
  2. To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly
  3. to mark by giving a party etc in honour of (a happy or important event). I'm celebrating (my birthday) today. vier يَحْتَفِل чествам celebrar (o)slavit feiern fejre γιορτάζωcelebrar pühitsema جشن گرفتن juhlia fêter לַחגוֹג उत्सव मनाना slaviti (meg)ünnepel merayakan halda hátíðlegan celebrare, festeggiare 祝う 축하하다 švęsti svinēt sambut vierenfeire, festeobchodzić لمانځل، جشن نيول، په مناسبو مراسمو اجرا كول، په خاصه طريقه اجرا كول celebrar a sărbători, a serba праздновать oslavovať proslavljati s...
    etc
  4. To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event
  5. famous. a celebrated actress. gevierde شَهير، مَشْهور прочут famoso proslavený, slavný berühmt fejret φημισμένοςcélebre, famoso kuulus مشهور tunnettu célèbre מְפוּרסָם प्रसिद्व, मशहूर slavljen híres termashur frægur celebre, famoso 名高い 유명한 įžymus slavens terkenal beroemdfetert, berømtsławny مشهور، نامتو، نوميالى famoso celebru, faimos знаменитый slávny slovit slavan firad ที่มีชื่อเสียง ünlü, meşhur 知名的 знаменитий; славетний مشہور ، نامی گرامی nổi tiếng 著名的
  6. To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites
  7. birthday celebrations. viering احْتِفال тържество festa oslava die Feier fest εορτασμόςfiesta, festejo, celebración pidu(stus) جشن juhlinta fêtesמסיבה, חגיגה उत्सव, समारोह proslava (meg)ünneplés pesta hátíðahald festeggiamento 祝賀 축하 šventimas svinības sambutan vieringfeiringobchody فستيوال، جشن،ميله، موسمى ساتيرى festa săr­­­­bă­torire празднование oslava, slávnosť proslavljanje proslava firande งานเฉลิมฉลอง kutlama 慶祝 святкування; урочисте відзначення جشن ، تقریبِ مسرت lễ kỷ niệm 庆祝
  8. a well-known person. celebrities from the world of entertainment. beroemde persoon شَخصٌ شَهير ، ذائِعِ الصّيت знаменитост celebridade hvězda, celebrita die Berühmtheit kendt person; berømthed; stjerne διασημότηταcelebridad kuulsus آدم مشهور kuuluisuus célébrité יְדוּעַן प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति glasovit híres ember orang termashur nafntogaður celebrità 有名人 유명인 įžymybė slavenība orang yang terkenal beroemdheidkjendis, berømthetosobistość نومیالی سړی celebridade celebritate; vedetă знаменитость sláv...
  9. To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing. See Synonyms at observe.
  10. To perform (a religious ceremony): celebrate Mass.
  11. To extol or praise: a sonnet that celebrates love.
  12. To make widely known; display: "a determination on the author's part to celebrate ... the offenses of another" (William H. Pritchard).
  13. To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.
  14. To perform a religious ceremony.

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