commemorate
part of speech
verb (commemorate, commemorates, commemorated, commemorating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To commemorate an important event or person is to remember and honour them, often with a ceremony or a special object. tree →
2) A statue, plaque or stamp that commemorates something is made to help people remember it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons and in everyday life people commemorate wars, heroes and famous events: Remembrance Day commemorates soldiers who died, and churches commemorate saints on their feast days. Phrases: «commemorate the dead», «a plaque to commemorate», «a coin commemorating».
examples
- We wear poppies to commemorate the soldiers who died in wars. tree →
- A statue was built to commemorate the brave nurse. tree →
- The new stamp commemorates a famous scientist. tree →
- Christians commemorate the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday. tree →
- The school planted a tree to commemorate its old head teacher. tree →
- The town holds a parade to commemorate its founding. tree →
- A blue plaque commemorates the writer who lived here. tree →
- Festivals were instituted as seasons of rest, rejoicing, and thanksgiving, and also as anniversaries to commemorate events of national importance. tree →
note
Regular verb, past «commemorated». Noun: commemoration; adjective: commemorative («a commemorative mug»). Spelling: two m's at the start (comm-), one m in the middle (-mem-). Formal; plain words: remember, honour, mark.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «commemorate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.