fete
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
- The noun derives from French fête. Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest.
- The verb derives from French fêter.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: /fāt/, /fet/
- IPA(key): /feɪt/, /fɛt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Homophone: fate
- Rhymes: -eɪt, -ɛt
Noun edit
fete (plural fetes)
- A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- 1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications:
- The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.
- 1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications:
- A feast, celebration or carnival.
Translations edit
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
Verb edit
fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)
- (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
- Synonym: celebrate
- 1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd:
- Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.
- 2007 April 6, Mike Barnes, “Is this the hardest-working man in music?”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Saxophonist Pete Wareham, his friend and collaborator in Polar Bear and the critically feted groups Acoustic Ladyland and Fulborn Teversham, soon punctures that idea.
- 2018 April 27, William Cook, “Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop, bad cop with Trump?”, in The Spectator:
- For three days Emmanuel Macron was wooed and fêted by Donald Trump, treated to marching bands and banquets.
Translations edit
to celebrate or make much of a person
Anagrams edit
Arammba edit
Numeral edit
feté
- 36; 6^2
Latin edit
Adjective edit
fēte
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
fete
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fete f pl
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
fete
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from an older fote (if not an error), recorded in van der Crab's De Moluksche Eilanden's wordlist. Cognate with Ternate hate (“tree”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fete
- tree
- iso fete ― he climbs down a tree
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics