Commemorate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mark by some ceremony or observation

call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛndɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Remember the dead of the First World War

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

immortalise memorialize record mark immortalize memorialise remember

Parts of Speech

verb	mark by some ceremony or observation “The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade”
verb	call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony “We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”
verb	be or provide a memorial to a person or an event “This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps”

Word Forms

commemorative	adjective	intended as a commemoration
commemoration	noun	a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
remembrance	noun	the ability to recall past occurrences
memorial	noun	a recognition of meritorious service
record	noun	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedenken

durch eine Zeremonie oder Beobachtung markieren

🇫🇷French

commémorer

marquer par une cérémonie ou une observation

🇪🇸Spanish

conmemorar

marcar por alguna ceremonia u observación

🇮🇹Italian

commemorare

segnare con qualche cerimonia o osservazione

🇳🇱Dutch

herdenken

markeren door een of andere ceremonie of observatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

comemorar

marcar por alguma cerimônia ou observação

🇷🇺Russian

почтить память

отметить какой-либо церемонией или наблюдением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनाना

किसी समारोह या अवलोकन द्वारा चिन्हित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মরণ করা

কিছু অনুষ্ঠান বা পর্যবেক্ষণ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவூட்டு

சில விழா அல்லது கவனிப்பு மூலம் குறிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మరించుకుంటారు

ఏదైనా వేడుక లేదా పరిశీలన ద్వారా గుర్తు పెట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्मरण करणे

काही समारंभ किंवा निरीक्षणाद्वारे चिन्हांकित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મારક

કોઈ વિધિ અથવા અવલોકન દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಸಮಾರಂಭ ಅಥವಾ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസ്മരിക്കുന്നു

ഏതെങ്കിലും ചടങ്ങ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിരീക്ഷണം വഴി അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਰਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰੀਖਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

یادگاری

کسی تقریب یا مشاہدے کے ذریعہ نشان زد کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纪念

通过某种仪式或观察来标记

🇯🇵Japanese

記念する

何らかの儀式や観察によってマークされる

🇰🇷Korean

기념하다

어떤 의식이나 관찰로 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỷ niệm

đánh dấu bằng một số nghi lễ hoặc quan sát

🇹🇭Thai

รำลึกถึง

ทำเครื่องหมายโดยพิธีหรือการสังเกตบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperingati

ditandai dengan beberapa upacara atau observasi

🇵🇭Filipino

gunitain

markahan ng ilang seremonya o pagmamasid

🇲🇾Malay

memperingati

tanda dengan beberapa upacara atau pemerhatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحياء ذكرى

بمناسبة بعض الاحتفال أو الملاحظة

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگداشت

علامت گذاری توسط برخی مراسم یا مشاهده

🇹🇷Turkish

anmak

bir tören veya gözlemle işaretlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַזכִּיר

לסמן על ידי טקס או תצפית כלשהי

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