celebrate the new year (**셀**러브레이트 더 **뉴** 이어) — to observe or commemorate the beginning of a new calendar year with festivities, traditions, or special activities
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to observe or commemorate the beginning of a new calendar year with festivities, traditions, or special activities
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈselɪbreɪt ðə nu jɪr/
Korean meaning: 새로운 한 해의 시작을 축제, 전통, 특별한 활동으로 기념하다
Korean pronunciation: **셀**러브레이트 더 **뉴** 이어
Example Sentences
- Every culture has unique ways to celebrate the new year, from eating grapes in Spain to jumping off chairs in Denmark.
- My grandmother still celebrates the new year by making enough food to feed a small army.
- Times Square attracts millions who want to celebrate the new year in the most crowded way possible.
celebrate the new year
NOUN//ˈselɪbreɪt ðə nu jɪr//
to observe or commemorate the beginning of a new calendar year with festivities, traditions, or special activities
Families gather on rooftops to celebrate the new year as fireworks bloom overhead.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
celebrate는 라틴어 'celebratus'에서 유래했으며, '명예롭게 하다, 찬양하다'는 의미였습니다. 고대 로마인들이 신들을 위한 축제를 열며 사용했던 단어가 현대의 새해 축하까지 이어진 것입니다.
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📝Examples
“Every culture has unique ways to celebrate the new year, from eating grapes in Spain to jumping off chairs in Denmark.”
“My grandmother still celebrates the new year by making enough food to feed a small army.”
“Times Square attracts millions who want to celebrate the new year in the most crowded way possible.”
“We decided to celebrate the new year quietly at home after last year's party disaster.”
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