commemorating

Serving to honor or celebrate the memory of a person, event, or achievement.

• 🇩🇪Dient dem Gedenken oder der feierlichen Ehrung einer Person, eines Ereignisses oder einer Leistung.

1. Serving as a memorial B2 formal

   Intended to honor and remember a person, event, or achievement.

   • A commemorating plaque was placed on the building.
   • The commemorating ceremony was held at the town square.
   • They unveiled a commemorating statue in the park.

   🇩🇪Gedenkend

   Synonyme: commemorativememorial

• more commemorating comparative form
• most commemorating superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of honoring or remembering a person, event, or occasion, often with a ceremony or special tribute.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, einer Person, eines Ereignisses oder eines Datums ehrend zu gedenken oder dessen Andenken zu bewahren, oft durch eine Zeremonie oder besondere Ehrung.

1. Honor a memory B2 formal

   To honor the memory of someone or an event, often with a ceremony or monument.

   • The statue was built to commemorate the fallen soldiers.
   • They held a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the founding.
   • A plaque commemorates the spot where the famous speech was given.

   🇩🇪Gedenken ehren

   Synonyme: celebratehonormarkobserveremember

   Antonyme: disregardforgetignoreneglectoverlook

2. Mark an occasion B2 formal

   To serve as a reminder or celebration of a past event.

   • The festival commemorates the end of the harvest season.
   • A special stamp was issued to commemorate the royal wedding.
   • The museum exhibit commemorates the artist's life and work.

   🇩🇪Eines Ereignisses gedenken

   Synonyme: celebratehonormarkobserve

• commemorated past participle
• commemorated past simple
• commemorating present participle
• commemorates third person singular