Fete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈeɪt/.

Examples

a drama festival
They were feting the patriarch of the family
After the exam, the students were celebrating

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

feast festival fiesta celebrate

Parts of Speech

noun	an elaborate party (often outdoors)
noun	an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) “a drama festival”
verb	have a celebration “They were feting the patriarch of the family”

Word Forms

fete	verb	have a celebration
feast	verb	provide a feast or banquet for
celebratory	adjective	used for celebrating
celebration	noun	a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
celebrant	noun	a person who is celebrating
celebrator	noun	a person who is celebrating
fete	noun	an elaborate party (often outdoors)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fest

eine aufwändige Party (oft im Freien)

🇫🇷French

fête

une fête élaborée (souvent à l'extérieur)

🇪🇸Spanish

fiesta

una fiesta elaborada (a menudo al aire libre)

🇮🇹Italian

festa

una festa elaborata (spesso all'aperto)

🇳🇱Dutch

feest

een uitgebreid feest (vaak buiten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

festa

uma festa elaborada (geralmente ao ar livre)

🇷🇺Russian

праздник

тщательно продуманная вечеринка (часто на открытом воздухе)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्सव

एक विस्तृत पार्टी (अक्सर बाहर)

🇧🇩Bengali

উৎসব

একটি বিস্তৃত পার্টি (প্রায়শই বাইরে)

🇮🇳Tamil

விழா

ஒரு விரிவான விருந்து (பெரும்பாலும் வெளியில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పండు

విస్తృతమైన పార్టీ (తరచుగా ఆరుబయట)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सव

एक विस्तृत पार्टी (बहुतेकदा घराबाहेर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સવ

એક વિસ્તૃત પાર્ટી (ઘણી વખત બહાર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಬ್ಬ

ಒಂದು ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾದ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫെറ്റ്

വിപുലമായ ഒരു പാർട്ടി (പലപ്പോഴും പുറത്ത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਉਹਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਪਾਰਟੀ (ਅਕਸਰ ਬਾਹਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تہوار

ایک وسیع پارٹی (اکثر باہر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宴请

精心策划的聚会（通常在户外）

🇯🇵Japanese

胎児

手の込んだパーティー（屋外で行われることが多い）

🇰🇷Korean

축제

정교한 파티(종종 야외)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lễ hội

một bữa tiệc phức tạp (thường ở ngoài trời)

🇹🇭Thai

การเฉลิมฉลอง

งานปาร์ตี้อันประณีต (มักอยู่กลางแจ้ง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesta

pesta yang rumit (seringkali di luar ruangan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pista

isang detalyadong party (madalas sa labas)

🇲🇾Malay

pesta

pesta yang rumit (selalunya di luar rumah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتفال

حفلة معقدة (غالبًا في الهواء الطلق)

🇮🇷Persian

جشن

یک مهمانی مفصل (اغلب در فضای باز)

🇹🇷Turkish

şenlik

ayrıntılı bir parti (genellikle açık havada)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲגִיגָה

מסיבה משוכללת (לעתים קרובות בחוץ)

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