fete

Alternative forms

• fête

Etymology

From French fête.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɪt/, /fɛt/
• AHD: /fāt/, /fet/
• Homophones: fate
• Rhymes: -eɪt, -ɛt

Noun

fete (plural fetes)

1. 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.

2. A feast, celebration or carnival.

Verb

fete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)

1. (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
   • 1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd:

     Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.

   • 2018, William Cook, “Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop, bad cop with Trump?”, The Spectator, 27 April:

     For three days Emmanuel Macron was wooed and fêted by Donald Trump, treated to marching bands and banquets.

   Synonym: celebrate

Anagrams

• ETFE, feet, teef

Adjective

fēte

1. vocative masculine singular of fētus

Etymology

From Latin feteo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛtə/

Verb

fete

1. to smell bad, to stink

Adjective

fete

1. definite singular of fet
2. plural of fet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfe.te]

Noun

fete f pl

1. plural of fată

Adjective

fete

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of fet.