"fete" meaning in English

See fete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /feɪt/, /fɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fete.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fetes [plural]
enPR: fāt Rhymes: -eɪt, -ɛt Etymology: * The noun derives from French fête. Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest. * The verb derives from French fêter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fête}} French fête, {{doublet|en|feast|fiesta|fest}} Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest, {{bor|en|fr|fêter}} French fêter Head templates: {{en-noun}} fete (plural fetes)
  1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. Translations (A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.): (dobročinná) slavnost [feminine] (Czech), kermesse [feminine] (French), quermesse [feminine] (Portuguese), feria [feminine] (Spanish), fiesta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fete-en-noun-tKCyvxEF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 11 10 Disambiguation of 'A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.': 97 3
  2. A feast, celebration or carnival.
    Sense id: en-fete-en-noun-nqOcyW2e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fête

Verb

IPA: /feɪt/, /fɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fete.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fetes [present, singular, third-person], feting [participle, present], feted [participle, past], feted [past]
enPR: fāt Rhymes: -eɪt, -ɛt Etymology: * The noun derives from French fête. Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest. * The verb derives from French fêter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fête}} French fête, {{doublet|en|feast|fiesta|fest}} Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest, {{bor|en|fr|fêter}} French fêter Head templates: {{en-verb}} fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)
  1. (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person). Tags: passive, transitive, usually Synonyms: celebrate Translations (to celebrate or make much of a person): fêteren (Dutch), vieren (Dutch), fêter (French), feiern (German), ehren (German), verehren (German), whakamiramira (Maori), чествовать (čestvovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fete-en-verb-6ObcWK6-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fête

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to celebrate or make much of a person",
      "word": "verehren"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to celebrate or make much of a person",
      "word": "whakamiramira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čestvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to celebrate or make much of a person",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "чествовать"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fete"
}

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