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1 congratulate
[kən'ɡrætjuleit]((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.) []sveikt- congratulation* * *apsveikt
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congratulate — ► VERB 1) express good wishes or praise at the happiness, success, or good fortune of. 2) (congratulate oneself) think oneself fortunate or clever. DERIVATIVES congratulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin congratulari, from gratus pleasing … English terms dictionary
congratulate — verb ADVERB ▪ heartily, warmly ▪ personally, publicly ▪ The President himself is here to personally congratulate the winner. VERB + CONGRATULATE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
congratulate — verb (T) 1 to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them: He never even stopped to congratulate me. | congratulate sb on: She congratulated me warmly on my exam results. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
congratulate — verb express pleasure at the happiness or good fortune of. ↘praise for an achievement. ↘(congratulate oneself) feel pride or satisfaction. Derivatives congratulator noun congratulatory adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as congratulation): from L … English new terms dictionary
congratulate — verb 1) she congratulated him on his marriage Syn: send one s best wishes to, wish someone good luck, wish someone joy; drink to someone s health, toast Ant: curse 2) they are to be congratulated Syn: praise … Thesaurus of popular words
congratulate — verb to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for … Wiktionary
congratulate — verb Syn: compliment, wish someone happiness, pay tribute to, pat on the back, take one s hat off to, praise, applaud, salute, honour Ant: criticize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
congratulate — [[t]kəngræ̱tʃʊleɪt[/t]] congratulates, congratulating, congratulated 1) VERB If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them. [V n on/for n/ ing] She congratulated him on the birth… … English dictionary
congratulate */ — UK [kənˈɡrætʃʊleɪt] / US [kənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms congratulate : present tense I/you/we/they congratulate he/she/it congratulates present participle congratulating past tense congratulated past participle congratulated to… … English dictionary
congratulate — con|grat|u|late [ kən grætʃə,leıt ] verb transitive * to tell someone you are pleased about their success, good luck, or happiness on a special occasion: The men were all congratulating one another warmly. congratulate someone on something: I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
congratulate — /kənˈgrætʃəleɪt / (say kuhn grachuhlayt), /kəŋ / (say kuhng ) verb (t) (congratulated, congratulating) 1. to express sympathetic joy to (a person), as on a happy occasion; compliment with expressions of sympathetic pleasure; felicitate. 2. to… …