fete

also n.

1. A festival or feast.
2. 1. An elaborate, often outdoor entertainment.
   2. An elaborate party.

tr.v., fet·ed, also fêt·ed, fet·ing, fêt·ing, fetes, fêtes.

1. To celebrate or honor with a festival, a feast, or an elaborate entertainment.
2. To pay honor to.

[French fête, from Old French feste. See feast.]

noun

A large or important social gathering: affair, celebration, festivity, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. Informal do. Slang bash. See group, work/play.

IN BRIEF: A festival or feast.

The town has a fete each year to celebrate the last day of the harvest.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an elaborate party (often outdoors)
  Synonyms: feast, fiesta

Meaning #2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
  Synonym: festival

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The verb fete has one meaning:

Meaning #1: have a celebration
  Synonym: celebrate

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fest, velgørenhedsfest
v. tr. - fejre, gøre stads af

Nederlands (Dutch)
festijn, groot feest (vaak buiten), naamdag, eren met een feest, huldigen

Français (French)
n. - fête, festin
v. tr. - fêter un événement, faire fête à qn

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fest
v. - feiern, ein Fest veranstalten (zu Ehren von)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπαίθρια γιορτή, πανηγύρι, (Βρετ.) φιλανθρωπικό παζάρι

Italiano (Italian)
festa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - festa (f) (celebração pública)

Русский (Russian)
чествовать, праздник

Español (Spanish)
n. - fiesta
v. tr. - festejar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stor fest, helgondag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
庆祝, 节日, 祭祀, 宴请, 招待

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 慶祝, 節日, 祭祀
v. tr. - 宴請, 招待

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 축제, 휴일, 향연
v. tr. - ~을 위하여 파티로 축하하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 祝祭, 祝宴
v. - …のために祝宴を催す, 祝う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مهرجان وبخاصه في الهواء الطلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסיבה, חגיגה‬
v. tr. - ‮ערך מסיבה ל-‬

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