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View usage for: (rɪdʒɔɪs) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense rejoices, present participle rejoicing, past tense, past participle rejoiced1. verbIf you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour. Garbo plays the Queen, rejoicing in the love she has found with Antonio. [V + in/at] A Foreign Ministry statement said that the French government rejoiced at the happyoutcome to events. [Vin/at n] Party activists rejoiced that the presidential campaign had finally started. [VERB that] [Also VERB]Synonyms: be glad, celebrate, delight, be happy More Synonyms of rejoice rejoicing uncountable noun There was general rejoicing at the news. [+ at] Synonyms: happiness, delight, joy, triumph More Synonyms of rejoice 2. See rejoice in the name of rejoice in British English (rɪˈdʒɔɪs) verb1. (when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by in) to feel or express great joy or happiness 2. (transitive) archaic to cause to feel joy Derived forms rejoicer (reˈjoicer) noun rejoicing (reˈjoicing) or rare rejoicement (reˈjoicement) noun Word origin C14: from Old French resjoir, from re- + joir to be glad, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice rejoice in American English (rɪˈdʒɔɪs) verb intransitiveWord forms: reˈjoiced or reˈjoicing1. to be glad, happy, or delighted; be full of joy often with at or in Derived forms rejoicingly (reˈjoicingly) adverb Word origin ME rejoissen < inflectional stem of OFr rejoïr < re-, again + joïr, to be glad < VL * gaudire, for L gaudere, to rejoice: see joy Examples of 'rejoice' in a sentencerejoice In other languagesrejoice British English: rejoice VERB If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour. This week, the Government should have been rejoicing in good economic news. They rejoiced that a new era had begun. - American English: rejoice
- Brazilian Portuguese: regozijar-se
- Chinese: 庆贺
- European Spanish: alegrarse
- French: se réjouir
- German: sich freuen
- Italian: rallegrarsi
- Japanese: 喜ぶ
- Korean: 크게 기뻐하다
- European Portuguese: regozijar-se
- Latin American Spanish: alegrarse
Chinese translation of 'rejoice' vi to rejoice at or over sth 因某事感到高兴(興) (yīn mǒushì gǎndào gāoxìng)
Definition to feel or express great happiness We are cold and hungry but we rejoice to have succeeded. Synonyms be glad be happy joy be overjoyed jump for joy Opposites mourn , grieve , lament , be upset , be unhappy , be sad Additional synonymsDefinition to hold festivities I was in a mood to celebrate. Synonyms rejoice, party, enjoy yourself, carouse, live it up (informal), whoop it up (informal), make merry, paint the town red (informal), go on a spree, large it (British, slang), put the flags out, roister, kill the fatted calf Definition to please greatly The report has delighted environmentalists. Synonyms please, satisfy, content, thrill, charm, cheer, amuse, divert, enchant, rejoice, gratify, ravish, gladden, give pleasure to, tickle pink (informal) Definition to be joyful or jubilant He seemed calm, but inwardly he exulted. Synonyms be joyful, be delighted, rejoice, be overjoyed, celebrate, large it (British, slang), be elated, be jubilant, jump for joy, make merry, be in high spirits, jubilate Additional synonymsDefinition to take great pleasure in The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom. Synonyms triumph, boast, relish, revel, crow, drool, gloat, exult, take delight, pride yourself Definition to take part in noisy cheerful celebrations or fun Neighbours went out into the streets and made merry together. Synonyms have fun, celebrate, revel, have a good time, feast, frolic, enjoy yourself, large it (British, slang), carouse, make whoopee (informal) Definition to take part in noisy festivities I'm afraid I revelled the night away. Synonyms celebrate, rave (British, slang), carouse, live it up (informal), push the boat out (British, informal), whoop it up (informal, old-fashioned), make merry, paint the town red (informal), large it (British, slang, old-fashioned), go on a spree, roisterDefinition to rejoice over a victory the euphoria, the sense of triumphing together as a nation Synonyms rejoice, celebrate, glory, revel, swagger, drool, gloat, exult, jubilate, crow |