celebrate

[US]/ˈselɪbreɪt/
[UK]/ˈselɪbreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. kusherehekea (siku au tukio maalum); vt. sifu, sinda, heshimu.
Word Forms
Past Tensecelebrated
Third Person Singularcelebrates
Past Participlecelebrated
Present Participlecelebrating
Pluralcelebrates

Phrases & Collocations

celebrate with

sherehekea na

celebrate christmas

sherehekea Krismasi

Example Sentences

They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.

Walikuwa na sherehe kubwa ili kusherehekea ushindi.

he celebrated holy communion.

Yeye alisherehekea ushiriki mtakatifu.

a celebrated patron of the arts.

mshabiki mashuhuri wa sanaa.

a garden built to celebrate Napoleon's many triumphs.

bustani iliyojengwa ili kuadhimisha ushindi mwingi wa Napoleon.

a celebrated clarinet virtuoso.

mtunzi mashuhuri wa clarinet.

a celebrated passage from Shakespeare.

sehemu mashuhuri kutoka kwa Shakespeare.

He is a celebrated novelist.

Yeye ni novelist mashuhuri.

a sonnet that celebrates love.

sonnet inayoadhimisha upendo.

People come from everywhere to celebrate the victory.

Watu wanakuja kutoka kila mahali kusherehekea ushindi.

They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.

Wanaadhimisha kumbukumbu yao ya harusi kila mwaka.

staff celebrated the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper.

Wafanyakazi walisherehekea siku ya kuzaliwa ya 25 ya gazeti.

she celebrated with a glass of schnapps.

Yeye alisherehekea na glasi ya schnapps.

They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.

Walikuwa wakimwimbo na kucheza ili kusherehekea tukio hili la furaha.

He celebrated his birthday with a banquet.

Yeye alisherehekea siku yake ya kuzaliwa na karamu.

Let’s celebrate and damn the expense!

Tuadhimishe na kuapa gharama!

We celebrated the New Year with a dance party.

Tuliadhimisha Mwaka Mpya na chama cha ngurumo.

Real-world Examples

We shouldn't be worrying, we should be celebrating...

Hatupasd kuwa na wasiwasi, tunapaswa kusherehekea...

Source: "Growing Pains" Selected Collection

You can celebrate or bemoan these accomplishments.

Unaweza kusherehekea au kulalamika kuhusu mafanikio haya.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

How is the Chinese Lantern Festival celebrated?

Jinsi sherehe ya Tamthida ya Taasisi ya Taawali ya Kichina inavyosherehekewa?

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

They celebrated their adulthood at the school playground.

Walisherehekea ukomavu wao kwenye uwanja wa shule.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Celebrating romance, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, guys proposing.

Kusherehekea mapenzi, kusherehekea siku za kuzaliwa, kumbukumbu, wavulana wakupendekeza.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

And we were embarrassed that we were celebrating.

Na sisi tulihisi aibu kwamba tulisherehekea.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

I expect you're all celebrating, aren't you?

Ninatayarisha unasherehekea sote, sivyo?

Source: BEC Preliminary Listening Test Questions (Volume 3)

Remember, success is meant to be celebrated and shared.

Kumbuka, mafanikio yanapaswa kusherehekea na kushirikiwa.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

A lively approach to celebrate an age old icon.

Njia ya hai kusherehekea mtu muhimu wa zamani.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2014

His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds.

Mapenzi yake husherehekea ushindi wake na kumtuliza majeraha yake.

Source: Love resides in my heart.

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