celebrate
verb (used with object)
to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities.
am celebrating
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present progressiveof celebrate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, I am celebrating this progress.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Sarah Manley, London As an American, Halloween was a big part of my childhood, so I like to go way over the top, whether I am celebrating at home or with others.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2020
The actress' missive began well enough when she wrote, "My transgender sisters! I am celebrating YOU this #NationalWomensDay!"
From Fox News ● Mar. 11, 2019
At 73, I am celebrating everything age brings ... except some of those irksome aches and pains.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2016
"Yes, field-marshal," said Christian, resolutely stepping forward, "I am celebrating the holiday of my saint, and his name is Blucher!"
From Napoleon and Blucher by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
