an elaborate party (often outdoors)
Used in a Sentence
fete
How to use fete in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fete.
Editorial note
Preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of + fete woman.
Examples7
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fete gathered in one view.
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fete.
noun
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
noun
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
See also: festival
verb
have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
See also: celebrate
Example sentences
Preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of + fete woman.
I used it most recently when I was working the food table at my kid’s school fete, and I didn’t have a point of sale.
If you are having a town fete and want parents with small children to know you have a petting zoo, Facebook ads will get you customers physically driving to you for cents.
If you want people to go to the village fete then a 'designed' flyer is not what you want, something banged out in Word with Comic Sans actually conveys the message pretty well.
It may seem like commonly known applied physics today, but you can bet 1600 years ago it was a pretty amazing engineering fete to create a glass that automatically changed colors when different liquids were put in it.
If it is a school fete and you are selling ice cream to passers-by in the street then that is still law breaking but if you are doing that one day in a year in a small village with the money going to charity then that can be overlooked, but every day?
Perhaps encourage a smaller holiday fete at work and direct the resources to something like gifts for a shelter, Toys for Tots, shoe box gifts for homeless shelters, etc. My grandkids, for example, learn about helping others at Christmas buy picking out a toy and donating it to Toys for Tots.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fete in a sentence?
Preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of + fete woman.
What does fete mean?
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
What part of speech is fete?
fete is commonly used as noun, verb.