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Celebrate Pronunciation
Celebrate is pronounced SE-luh-brayt, IPA /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/.
SE-luh-brayt
US /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/ · UK /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/
Syllables: SE · luh · brayt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To mark a happy event with a party, a meal or some other enjoyable activity.
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Celebrate in a Sentence
- We celebrate my mother's eightieth birthday on Saturday.
- The town celebrates the harvest every September.
- They celebrated quietly, with dinner and an early night.
Common Mispronunciations of Celebrate
Not suh-LE-brayt
Lead on SE. The middle beat is the faintest of the three.
Not KE-luh-brayt
Celebrate begins exactly like the word sell, because the e softens the c in front of it.
Tip: Celebration shifts the peak to the third beat: se-luh-BRAY-shuhn.
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