fete
a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
a festive celebration or entertainment: The ball was the greatest fete of the season.
a religious feast or festival: a fete lasting several days in honor of a saint.
to entertain at or honor with a fete: to fete a visiting celebrity.
to celebrate, laud, or acclaim: He was feted in the press and honored by fellow citizens.
Origin of fete
1- Also fête [feyt, fet; French fet]. /feɪt, fɛt; French fɛt/.
Words that may be confused with fete
- fate, fete
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How to use fete in a sentence
As the media fetes Ray Lewis in the latest reminder that in sports, winning hides all flaws, writes Allen Barra.
Ray Lewis’s Press-Aided Passage From Murder Trial To NFL ‘Spiritual Leader’ | Allen Barra | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis birth-day, which occurred a week after his arrival, was celebrated with one of the most splendid fetes ever beheld at Naples.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson | Robert SoutheyPopular satisfaction manifested itself in enthusiastic fetes and dithyrambic felicitations.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamTo be sure there had been loads of picnics, and lawn fetes for the church, usually in the spring or early summer.
Betty Lee, Freshman | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)We don't want public statues, and fountains, and park extensions and gingerbread fetes.
The Octopus | Frank Norris
There are fetes, balls, vocal concerts; they drink champagne to the health of the Duc de Maine and the king of Spain.
The Regent's Daughter | Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
British Dictionary definitions for fête
fete
/ (feɪt) /
a gala, bazaar, or similar entertainment, esp one held outdoors in aid of charity
a feast day or holiday, esp one of religious significance
Caribbean informal an organized group entertainment, esp a party or a dance
(tr) to honour or entertain with or as if with a fête: the author was fêted by his publishers
(intr) Caribbean informal to join in a fête
Origin of fête
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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