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{
"term": "celebrate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "celebrate",
"heSheIt": "celebrates"
},
"pastSimple": "celebrated",
"pastParticiple": "celebrated",
"ingForm": "celebrating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it",
"sensetop": "celebrate somethingcelebrate something with somebody/somethingcelebrate with somebody/somethingcelebrate doing something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate."
},
{
"text": "We had good reason to celebrate."
},
{
"text": "to **celebrate a birthday**",
"contextForm": "celebrate something"
},
{
"text": "We **celebrated** our 25th wedding **anniversary** in Florence."
},
{
"text": "to **celebrate a victory/a success/an achievement**"
},
{
"text": "The Film Festival is currently **celebrating** its 27th **year**."
},
{
"text": "How do people celebrate New Year in your country?"
},
{
"text": "He made the trip home to **celebrate Christmas** with his family.",
"contextForm": "celebrate something with somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She celebrated with a party for family and friends.",
"contextForm": "celebrate with somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Maybe I'll celebrate with some friends."
},
{
"text": "In this photo he celebrates winning the men's 10 000 metres final.",
"contextForm": "celebrate doing something"
},
{
"text": "Let's go out and celebrate!"
},
{
"text": "The event was celebrated with a parade."
},
{
"text": "Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion service",
"sensetop": "celebrate something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to praise somebody/something",
"sensetop": "celebrate somebody/somethingcelebrate somebody as something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love",
"contextForm": "celebrate somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "a movie celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela"
},
{
"text": "The competition has millions of fans and national winners are celebrated as heroes.",
"contextForm": "celebrate somebody as something"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪt/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrate__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪts/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪt/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrate__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪts/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’."
}