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con·grat·u·late
(kən-grăch′ə-lāt′, -grăj′-, kəng-)tr.v. con·grat·u·lat·ed, con·grat·u·lat·ing, con·grat·u·lates
To express one's joy or good wishes to (someone) regarding that person's achievement or good fortune: congratulated her on her promotion.
[Latin congrātulārī, congrātulāt- : com-, com- + grātulārī, to rejoice (from grātus, pleasing; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots).]
con·grat′u·la′tor n.
con·grat′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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congratulate
(kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt)vb (tr)
1. (usually foll by on) to communicate pleasure, approval, or praise to (a person or persons); compliment
2. (often foll by on) to consider (oneself) clever or fortunate (as a result of): she congratulated herself on her tact.
3. obsolete to greet
[C16: from Latin congrātulārī, from grātulārī to rejoice, from grātus pleasing]
conˌgratuˈlation n
conˈgratuˌlator n
conˈgratulatory, conˈgratulative adj
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con•grat•u•late
(kənˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ-)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to express pleasure to (a person) on a happy occasion, praiseworthy accomplishment, or good fortune.
2. to feel satisfaction or pride in (oneself) for an accomplishment or good fortune: She congratulated herself on her narrow escape.
3. Archaic. to express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event).
4. Obs. to salute.
[1540–50; < Latin congrātulātus, past participle of congrātulārī=con- con- + grātulārī to give thanks (to the gods)]
con•grat′u•la`tor, n.
con•grat′u•la•to`ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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congratulate
Past participle: congratulated
Gerund: congratulating
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| Verb | 1. | congratulate - say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| 2. | congratulate - express congratulations | |
| 3. | congratulate - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" | |
| 4. | congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement |
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congratulate
verb compliment, pat on the back, wish joy to She congratulated him on the birth of his son.
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congratulate
verb1. To pay a compliment to:
Idiom: take off one's hat to.
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Translations
يُهنّئيُهَنِّئُ
blahopřát
gratulereønske til lykkeønske tillykke
onnitella
čestitati
gratulál
óska til hamingju
祝う
축하하다
pasveikinimassveikinimo
apsveiktsveikt
blahopriať
čestitati
gratulera
แสดงความยินดี
kutlamaktebrik etmek
chúc mừng
congratulate
[kənˈgrætjuleɪt] VT → felicitarto congratulate sb (on sth/on doing sth) → felicitar a algn (por algo/por hacer algo)
my friends congratulated me on passing my test → mis amigos me felicitaron por aprobar el examen
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congratulate
[kənˈgrætʃʊleɪt] vt [+ person] → féliciterto congratulate sb on sth → féliciter qn de qch
to congratulate sb on doing sth → féliciter qn d'avoir fait qch
My friends congratulated me on passing the test → Mes amis m'ont félicité d'avoir réussi à l'examen.
to congratulate o.s. → se féliciter
to congratulate o.s. on sth → se féliciter de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
congratulate
vt → gratulieren (+dat) (also on birthday, engagement etc), → beglückwünschen (on zu); you are to be congratulated on not having given up → man kann Ihnen nur gratulieren, dass Sie nicht nachgegeben haben
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congratulate
[kənˈgrætjʊˌleɪt] vt to congratulate sb (on sth/on doing sth) → congratularsi con qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
congratulate
(kənˈgrӕtjuleit) verb (often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc. She congratulated him on passing his driving test.
conˈgratulatory (-lə-) adjectiveconˌgratuˈlation noun
(usually in plural). Warmest congratulations on the birth of your baby; a message of congratulation.
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congratulate
→ يُهَنِّئُ blahopřát ønske til lykke gratulieren συγχαίρω felicitar onnitella féliciter čestitati congratularsi 祝う 축하하다 feliciteren lykkeønske pogratulować felicitar, parabenizar поздравлять gratulera แสดงความยินดี kutlamak chúc mừng 庆贺Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009