"fête" meaning in English

See fête in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /feɪt/, /fɛt/ Forms: fêtes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fête. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|fête}} Unadapted borrowing from French fête Head templates: {{en-noun}} fête (plural fêtes)
  1. Alternative spelling of fete Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fete
    Sense id: en-fête-en-noun-yg5c~5lh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /feɪt/, /fɛt/ Forms: fêtes [present, singular, third-person], fêting [participle, present], fêted [participle, past], fêted [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fête. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|fête}} Unadapted borrowing from French fête Head templates: {{en-verb}} fête (third-person singular simple present fêtes, present participle fêting, simple past and past participle fêted)
  1. Alternative spelling of fete Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fete
    Sense id: en-fête-en-verb-yg5c~5lh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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