fete
verb/feɪt/
/feɪt/
(also fête)
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fete | /feɪt/ /feɪt/ |
| he / she / it fetes | /feɪts/ /feɪts/ |
| past simple feted | /ˈfeɪtɪd/ /ˈfeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle feted | /ˈfeɪtɪd/ /ˈfeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form feting | /ˈfeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪtɪŋ/ |
- fete somebody to welcome, praise or entertain somebody publicly
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