(transitive or intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
Used in a Sentence
celebrates
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for celebrates.
Editorial note
Yeah, today instead of an amusing observation that celebrates our differences, it would become fodder to feed a conflict.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive or intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of celebrates gathered in one view.
(transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for celebrates.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
verb
(transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
verb
(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
verb
(transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
Example sentences
Yeah, today instead of an amusing observation that celebrates our differences, it would become fodder to feed a conflict.
Sports teams fall over themselves to wear pink for Mother's Day, hardly anyone celebrates Father's Day.
And in Wilmington, DE, you can park for free on holidays, but the city celebrates Vetrans' day in October instead of November.
Or just that Silicon Valley is a place that celebrates execution over ideas.
This is a great article that celebrates the best of the U.
Following his tumblr, I'd say he celebrates beatles awesomesauce at least as often as criticizing Yoko.
Every single year America celebrates the de facto Irish holiday, St.
And so, Times celebrates the victim instead of the maker.
The richest country in the world celebrates trailer parks.
Men aren't killing themselves because nobody celebrates fathers day.
Society as a whole celebrates people who think differently, but in day to day life the people you encounter openly show their disapproval (if you speak your mind).
Happy/Merry [whatever your particular culture celebrates] everyone.
Quote examples
Yet the media and the community celebrates founders for all sorts of things and call it "success" when it's not.
The fundamental game of capitalism is one that celebrates & encourages scarcity & "value" creation.
From the home page of the site: The Edgerton Digital Collections project celebrates the spirit of a great pioneer, Harold "Doc" Edgerton, inventor, entrepreneur, explorer and beloved MIT professor.
Anyway, if, as he wishes his employees to be, he is a "nice dude" who "celebrates failure" and can "accept difficult challenges as opportunity for growth" and "deal with setbacks and failure on a continuous basis", this event will be bread-and-butter for him.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use celebrates in a sentence?
Yeah, today instead of an amusing observation that celebrates our differences, it would become fodder to feed a conflict.
What does celebrates mean?
(transitive or intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
What part of speech is celebrates?
celebrates is commonly used as verb.