feted
past simple and past participle offete
fete
verb[T]
uk/feɪt/us/feɪt/topraiseorwelcomesomeonepubliclybecause oftheirachievements:
She was feted byaudiencesboth in her owncountryandabroad.
Synonym
celebrate
to admire someone or something
- admireI've always admired her for her generous spirit.
- respectI respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently.
- think highly ofEveryone thinks highly of him.
- hold someone in high esteemHer colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.
- hold someone in high regardHe contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there.
- look up toShe was my older sister and I looked up to her.
Praising and applauding
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogistic
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- honour
- paean
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- rave
- slap
Examplesoffeted
feted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He lived and wrote onward, and wasfeteduntil near the end of his very long life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It easy to stand in front of a television camera and befeted, but the actual day-to-day administration is a difficult task.
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Handing out gifts today, supposedly helping people and beingfetedfor acting like a generous social benefactor, is the wrong policy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is being treated as a normal political party and it isfetedacross the world as though it has not been all that bad.
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Our performers in music, drama and dance arefetedthroughout the world.
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In 50 years’ time he will befetedfor that; it is one of the bulwarks of democracy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He has been very much in the van, making sure that people werefetedwith good food and excellent wine by the employers.
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The pilots arefetedand turned into celebrities overnight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The victorious athletes were honored,feted, and praised.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But even for such short used institutions, it wasfetedas a great success.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He isfetedby his peers and loved by his fans for his ability to make the guitar both talk and cry the blues.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was greeted by the city's authorities and citizens who alsofetedhim at a concert the following evening.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She may have beenfetedin late summer when tree fruits had been finally harvested.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The casting was a ceremonial affair, where guests werefetedas they watched the process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Boly regarded with distaste the music that was written andfetedby many of his contemporaries.
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