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souvenir

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/

Translations

souvenirnoun

souvenirs

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/

сувенир

I bought a souvenir from the gift shop.

Я купил сувенир в магазине подарков.

Synonyms

souvenirverb

souvenired

Past Simple

souvenired

Past Participle

souveniring

Gerund

/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə/

/ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/

Informal transitive verb meaning “to take or keep something as a souvenir”.

Synonyms

take (as a memento)

souveniradjective

Used chiefly attributively before another noun; not normally gradable

Synonyms

commemorative

memorial

keepsake (attributive)

memento (attributive)

token (attributive)

Definitions

souvenirnoun

An object kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.

She brought back a small Eiffel Tower figurine as a souvenir from her trip to Paris.

A token or memento given or received as a keepsake.

The concert attendees received a souvenir program to remember the event.

souvenirverb

To take or keep (something) as a souvenir, especially illicitly or without permission.

He quietly souvenired the hotel bathrobe after his stay.

souveniradjective

Relating to or intended as a souvenir; used chiefly before another noun.

Tourists flocked to the stalls filled with souvenir mugs and keychains.