Celebrate

//ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt//

Synonyms for "celebrate" (135 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Verb(3 words)
fetekeepobserve

Strong matches (41)

Verb(1 words)
get down

Related words (67)

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

16 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

7 entries

causes desire

1 entries

derived

8 entries

has first_subevent

6 entries

has last_subevent

1 entries

has prerequisite

28 entries

Showing 16 of 28 words.

has subevent

11 entries

manner of

1 entries

motivated by_goal

23 entries

Showing 16 of 23 words.

related to

18 entries

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Translations

160 translations across 47 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ποιέω verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Arabic

2 entries
  • اِحْتَفَلَ verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • اِحْتَفَلَ verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Armenian

1 entries
  • տոնել verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • sãrbãturescu verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Assamese

4 entries
  • পাল verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • পাল verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • পালন কৰ verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • পালন কৰ verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • адсвяткава́ць verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • прасла́віць verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • праслаўля́ць verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • святкава́ць verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ознамену́вам verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • празну́вам verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • просла́вя verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • просла́вям verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)

Catalan

3 entries
  • celebrar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrar verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • celebrar verb (perform or participate in)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 慶祝 /庆祝 verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • 慶祝 /庆祝 verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • 慶賀 /庆贺 verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • 頌揚 /颂扬 verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)

Czech

1 entries
  • slavit verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Danish

4 entries
  • fejre verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • feste verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • højtideligholde verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • prise verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)

Dutch

3 entries
  • vieren verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • vieren verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • vieren verb (perform or participate in)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • celebri verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • festi verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Finnish

4 entries
  • juhlia verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • juhlia verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • juhlia verb (perform or participate in)
  • ylistää verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)

French

4 entries
  • célébrer verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • célébrer verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • célébrer verb (perform or participate in)
  • faire la fête verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Galician

4 entries
  • celebrar verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebrar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrar verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • celebrar verb (perform or participate in)

German

4 entries
  • feiern verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • feiern verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • feiern verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • feiern verb (perform or participate in)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Greek

4 entries
  • γιορτάζω verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • γιορτάζω verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • γιορτάζω verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • γιορτάζω verb (perform or participate in)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • חגג verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • חגג verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • celebrál verb (perform or participate in)
  • ünnepel verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • merayakan verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • merayakan verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • merayakan verb (perform or participate in)
  • rayakan verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Ingrian

3 entries
  • pittää verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • veettää verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • veettää verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Irish

3 entries
  • ceiliúir verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • ceiliúir verb (perform or participate in)
  • ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Italian

4 entries
  • celebrare verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebrare verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrare verb (perform or participate in)
  • festeggiare verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 祝う verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • 祝う verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • мерекелеу verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • мерекелеу verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Korean

2 entries
  • 축하하다 verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • 축하하다 verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Latin

3 entries
  • celebrō verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebrō verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • faciō verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ആഘോഷിക്കുക verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • ആഘോഷിക്കുക verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • ആഘോഷിക്കുക verb (perform or participate in)

Māori

4 entries
  • hari verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • whakahari verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • whakanui verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • whakanui verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Occitan

2 entries
  • celebrar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrar verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Persian

1 entries
  • جشن گرفتن verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Polish

4 entries
  • celebrować verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrować verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • fetować verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • obchodzić verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • celebrar verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebrar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrar verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • celebrar verb (perform or participate in)

Quechua

1 entries
  • kusikuy verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Romanian

4 entries
  • celebra verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebra verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • sărbători verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • sărbători verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Russian

4 entries
  • отпра́здновать verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • отпра́здновать verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • пра́здновать verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • пра́здновать verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • slaviti verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • славити verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • fistijari verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alabar verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • celebrar verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • celebrar verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • celebrar verb (perform or participate in)

Swedish

2 entries
  • fira verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • fira verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Tamil

2 entries
  • கொண்டாடு verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • கொண்டாடு verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Turkish

3 entries
  • kutlamak verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)
  • kutlamak verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • tesit etmek verb (extol or honour in a solemn manner)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • відсвяткува́ти verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • відсвяткува́ти verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)
  • посвяткува́ти verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • посвяткува́ти verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • kỷ niệm verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)
  • mừng verb (to engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event)

Walloon

1 entries
  • fiesti verb (honour by rites, ceremonies, etc.)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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It was a party to celebrate her birthday.

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Yes, you can celebrate anything you want.

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May happiness and joy come to you as you celebrate this joyous day.

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Quite a few people have been invited to celebrate the couple's anniversary.

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