fete
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Definition
Noun:
- A large, elaborate party or celebration, often held outdoors: A festive social gathering, typically organized for a special occasion.
- A public festival, fair, or carnival: An organized event, often with entertainment, stalls, and amusements, usually held for community enjoyment or to raise funds.
Verb:
- To honor or entertain (someone) with a celebration or party: To celebrate a person with a festive gathering.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The annual summer fete is the highlight of the village calendar.
- They organized a garden fete to raise money for the new school library.
Verb:
- The retiring mayor was feted by the entire town at a grand banquet.
- The winning team was feted with a parade through the city.
Advanced Usage
- "to be the fete of the season": to be the most notable or talked-about party of a particular period.
- Her extravagant birthday party was the fete of the season.
Variants and Related Words
- Fête (n/v): An alternative spelling, identical in meaning and usage, often considered more formal or traditional.
- The church is holding its annual fête on Saturday.
Synonyms
- Noun: Festival, gala, carnival, fair, celebration, party.
- Verb: Celebrate, honor, entertain, toast, lionize.
Related Phrases
- Church fete: A common type of fete held by a church, often involving stalls, games, and homemade food.
- We bought some jam at the church fete.
Related Idioms
- "To fete someone to excess": To celebrate or honor someone with an overly lavish or extravagant series of events.
- After his success, the media feted him to excess, which he found overwhelming.
Noun
- an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
- a drama festival
- an elaborate party (often outdoors)
Verb
- have a celebration
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating