Fête is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like feast or fiesta. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Fête meaning
- A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- A feast, celebration or carnival.
Using Fête
- The main meaning on this page is: A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. | A feast, celebration or carnival.
- Useful related words include: feast, fiesta, party, festival.
- In the example corpus, fête often appears in combinations such as: the fête, fête des, fête de.
Context around Fête
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fête
- In this selection, "fête" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bonne, rare, charity, des, nationale and papa stand out and add context to how "fête" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and building fête now that and and the fête became known. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fête" sits close to words such as absolve, acceptability and acetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fête
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don’t miss the annual Moth parade and fête this November. (11 words)
The Moth Cottesloe Homes will host a annual charity fête on 2 June. (13 words)
Children exclaim "bonne fête papa", while everyone wishes all fathers "bonne Fête des Pères". (14 words)
Wide interest in Halloween has led to the growth of events such as Boo at the Zoo, which will be held a sixth time at the Hope Zoo, Fête Republic Halloween, Haunted Mansion on the island’s West End, and numerous private horror-house parties. (45 words)
Associated with the Fête de la Musique, created in 1981 in Paris to celebrate music and musicians, the Festa was incorporated into the Italian Minister of Culture's agenda in 1994, and has since spread across Italy. (37 words)
If ever a festival brought people together, it is this one – especially at the food stalls which mushroom up on every street corner, colony pandal and building fête – now that we have condominiums in Calcutta. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Children exclaim "bonne fête papa", while everyone wishes all fathers "bonne Fête des Pères".
Experience the essence of French culinary tradition at “La Fête Du Pain Setagaya,” a festival dedicated to the cherished household staple.
And, after a weekend in for Fête de la Musique (which translates to World Music Day), I feel like I can now relate to the songstress.
Don’t miss the rare Fête des Vignerons, a winegrower festival held once every 25 years.
A ban on open fires is in effect for much of the province and authorities are asking people to refrain from using fireworks ahead of the Fête nationale holiday on Wednesday.
Don’t miss the annual Moth parade and fête this November.
Fun-filled shows in which Fête des neiges personalities gather on stage along with Boule de neige (the mascot) to get people of all ages moving about and keeping warm.
However, the CAQ government has ruled that Fête nationale activities taking place on St-Jean-Baptiste Day will continue to be eligible for funding allotted to Quebec's MNAs.
The guest list for the fête includes at least two major political donors, Republican John Catsimatidis and Democrat Jeff Greene.
The Moth Cottesloe Homes will host a annual charity fête on 2 June.
While the temperatures should be slightly less punishing by Wednesday when opens, the film will play into France’s annual reduced-price ticket scheme, La Fête du Cinéma.
Wide interest in Halloween has led to the growth of events such as Boo at the Zoo, which will be held a sixth time at the Hope Zoo, Fête Republic Halloween, Haunted Mansion on the island’s West End, and numerous private horror-house parties.
If ever a festival brought people together, it is this one – especially at the food stalls which mushroom up on every street corner, colony pandal and building fête – now that we have condominiums in Calcutta.
Roads under increased surveillance between Fête nationale and Canada Day Week in Review: Alpha male, race was a dog, scary bark,.
Associated with the Fête de la Musique, created in 1981 in Paris to celebrate music and musicians, the Festa was incorporated into the Italian Minister of Culture's agenda in 1994, and has since spread across Italy.
Canada A Labour Day parade in Toronto, Canada in 1900 Labour Day ( French : Fête du Travail) has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in Canada since the 1880s.
During these same years, the Festival of the Future, the local version of the Fête de l'Humanité (Festival of Humanity), attracted a large audience.
In 1950, they introduced "la Fête des Pères", which would take place every third Sunday of June (following the American example).
Into the late 1960s, nationally televised, multi-cultural concerts held in Ottawa were added and the fête became known as Festival Canada.
Past festivals include the Madison Pop Festival and Forward Music Festival (2009–2010.) One of the latest additions is the Fête de Marquette, taking place around Bastille Day at various east side locations.
Common combinations with fête
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fête 8×
- fête des 5×
- fête de 5×
- la fête 3×
- fête du 3×
- fête nationale 3×
- bonne fête 2×