{
    "term": "celebrate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "celebrate",
            "heSheIt": "celebrates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "celebrated",
        "pastParticiple": "celebrated",
        "ingForm": "celebrating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it",
            "sensetop": "celebrate somethingcelebrate something with somebody/somethingcelebrate with somebody/somethingcelebrate doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had good reason to celebrate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **celebrate a birthday**",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **celebrated** our 25th wedding **anniversary** in Florence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **celebrate a victory/a success/an achievement**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Film Festival is currently **celebrating** its 27th **year**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do people celebrate New Year in your country?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made the trip home to **celebrate Christmas** with his family.",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate something with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She celebrated with a party for family and friends.",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maybe I'll celebrate with some friends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In this photo he celebrates winning the men's 10 000 metres final.",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's go out and celebrate!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The event was celebrated with a parade."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion service",
            "sensetop": "celebrate something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to praise somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "celebrate somebody/somethingcelebrate somebody as something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a movie celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The competition has millions of fans and national winners are celebrated as heroes.",
                    "contextForm": "celebrate somebody as something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪt/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪts/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪt/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪts/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ce/celebrate/celebrating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’."
}