congratulate
English
editAlternative forms
edit- gratulate (archaic)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Latin congratulor, congratulatus, from con- + gratulor, from gratus (“blessing”). By surface analysis, con- + gratulate.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcongratulate (third-person singular simple present congratulates, present participle congratulating, simple past and past participle congratulated)
- To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
- Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.
- We must congratulate Dave and Lisa on getting married.
- (reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
- I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Translations
editto express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for
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Italian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editcongratulate
- inflection of congratulare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editcongratulate f pl
Latin
editParticiple
editcongrātulāte
Spanish
editVerb
editcongratulate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of congratular combined with te
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