Society
commemorate
honour a person or event
To commemorate a person or event means to remember and honour them, often with a ceremony or special activity.
Hear it in real life
Why are the flags lowered today?
The country is commemorating the victims of the disaster.
The ceremony commemorates the people who helped rebuild the town.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: commemorate about an event
Say: commemorate an event
"Commemorate" takes a direct object, so do not use "about" after it.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
commemorate an event; commemorate the life of someone
Your turn: say it out loud
The ceremony commemorates the people who helped rebuild the town.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
commemorate
honour a person or event
“The ceremony commemorates the people who helped rebuild the town.”
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