What does congratulate mean?
Definitions for congratulate
kənˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ-con·grat·u·late
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Princeton's WordNet
compliment, congratulateverb
say something to someone that expresses praise
"He complimented her on her last physics paper"
congratulate, felicitateverb
express congratulations
pride, plume, congratulateverb
be proud of
"He prides himself on making it into law school"
preen, congratulateverb
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Wiktionary
congratulateverb
to express one's sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for
Etymology: From congratulor, from gratus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CONGRATULATEverb
Etymology: gratulor, Latin.
I congratulate our English tongue, that it has been enriched with words from all our neighbours. Isaac Watts, Logick.
An ecclesiastical union within yourselves, I am rather ready to congratulate to you. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves, that the nature of our government and the clemency of our king secure us. John Dryden, Aurengzebe. Preface to.
To Congratulateverb
To rejoice in participation.
I cannot but, with much pleasure, congratulate with my dear country, which hath outdone all Europe in advancing conversation. Jonathan Swift, Introduction to Genteel Conversation.
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congratulate
To congratulate is to express joy or acknowledgment for someone's achievements, accomplishments, or special occasions. It usually involves communicating positive feelings and praise to individuals for their success in personal or professional life or for reaching significant milestones.
Webster Dictionary
Congratulateverb
to address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to
Congratulateverb
to express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Congratulate
kon-grat′ū-lāt, v.t. to wish joy to on any fortunate event: to felicitate: to consider one's self fortunate in some matter.—adj. Congrat′ulant, expressing congratulation.—n. a congratulator.—ns. Congratulā′tion, act of congratulating: an expression of joy or sympathy; Congrat′ulator.—adj. Congrat′ulatory. [L. congratulāri, -ātus—con, inten., gratulāri—gratus, pleasing.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of congratulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of congratulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of congratulate in a Sentence
This is the first public acknowledgment by an airline of a problem which this industry, including my own airline, has spent decades denying. I congratulate EasyJet for having the vision and courage which no other airline had.
Based on the results we see now, Prime Minister Netanyahu has won the election. I congratulate the prime minister, we shall work together as a united party for victory in the coming elections.
We congratulate the people of Aden and the Republic of Yemen as whole for what has been achieved in the last two days ... The government announces the liberation of Aden province.
I congratulate all of you on the completion of building this energy bridge which has tied Crimea to Russia, we managed to break through the energy blockade of Crimea within a brief period of time, and we will likewise do away with any other blockade against Russia, should someone wish to test us again.
Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation, that is why we congratulate European states, such as Poland, for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course.
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- يهنئArabic
- честитя, поздравявамBulgarian
- blahopřát, gratulovatCzech
- gratulereDanish
- beglückwünschen, gratulierenGerman
- συγχαίρωGreek
- gratuliEsperanto
- felicitarSpanish
- onnitella, toivottaa onneaFinnish
- féliciterFrench
- cogherjagheyManx
- ברךHebrew
- gratulálHungarian
- շնորհավորելArmenian
- gratularIdo
- მილოცვაGeorgian
- tahniahMalay
- feliciteren, gelukwensenDutch
- parabenizarPortuguese
- ferici, uraRomanian
- поздравить, поздравлятьRussian
- честитати, čestitatiSerbo-Croatian
- gratulera, gratta, lyckönskaSwedish
- hekoSwahili
- అబినందించుTelugu
- 祝贺Chinese
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