Vocabulary
Commemorate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
recall and show respect for (someone or something).
Urdu meaning
یادگار، یاد دلانا، ذکر کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- As world leaders gather in New York to commemorate 80 years of the UNGA, there is both celebration and reckoning.
- The Russian president has also been invited to the military parade in Beijing this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War (World War II) and the founding of the United Nations.
- However, while from the religious viewpoint gathering sawab for the next world is essential, were these the sole aims of Imam Husain`s immense sacrifice that people around the world commemorate on Ashura?
- We shared a platform in 2001 with PM Vajpayee and Khushwant Singh to commemorate the bicentenary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s coronation.
- Nawaz Sharif`s speech at the ceremony held this Tuesday to commemorate his re-election as party president seemed like a melancholic reminder of how much potential the seasoned politician has squandered in recent years.
Synonyms
celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, salute,
Antonyms
disregard, forget, ignore, overlook
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