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feiern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • celebrate verb To mark a special event or achievement with enjoyment, often through some kind of gathering or ritual.
  • fete noun A public festival or fair, often held to raise money for charity.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • revel verb To take great delight or pleasure in something.
  • revelry noun Loud, lively celebration or merry-making.

Senses

feiern is used for these senses in English:

  • celebrate (transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
  • fete (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
  • mark To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
  • revel To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
  • revelry Joyful or riotous merry-making.

celebrate — full definition

  1. verb To mark a special event or achievement with enjoyment, often through some kind of gathering or ritual.
  2. verb To honour someone or something publicly, often through a formal or ceremonial act.

fete — full definition

  1. noun A public festival or fair, often held to raise money for charity.
  2. verb To honor or celebrate someone with a special occasion.

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