congratulate

con·grat·u·late

C0568700 (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 g^werə- in Indo-European roots).]

con·grat′u·la′tor n.con·grat′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

congratulate

(kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. (usually foll by on) to communicate pleasure, approval, or praise to (a person or persons); compliment2. (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

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.

congratulate

Past participle: congratulated
Gerund: congratulating

Imperative
congratulate
congratulate

Present
I congratulate
you congratulate
he/she/it congratulates
we congratulate
you congratulate
they congratulate

Preterite
I congratulated
you congratulated
he/she/it congratulated
we congratulated
you congratulated
they congratulated

Present Continuous
I am congratulating
you are congratulating
he/she/it is congratulating
we are congratulating
you are congratulating
they are congratulating

Present Perfect
I have congratulated
you have congratulated
he/she/it has congratulated
we have congratulated
you have congratulated
they have congratulated

Past Continuous
I was congratulating
you were congratulating
he/she/it was congratulating
we were congratulating
you were congratulating
they were congratulating

Past Perfect
I had congratulated
you had congratulated
he/she/it had congratulated
we had congratulated
you had congratulated
they had congratulated

Future
I will congratulate
you will congratulate
he/she/it will congratulate
we will congratulate
you will congratulate
they will congratulate

Future Perfect
I will have congratulated
you will have congratulated
he/she/it will have congratulated
we will have congratulated
you will have congratulated
they will have congratulated

Future Continuous
I will be congratulating
you will be congratulating
he/she/it will be congratulating
we will be congratulating
you will be congratulating
they will be congratulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been congratulating
you have been congratulating
he/she/it has been congratulating
we have been congratulating
you have been congratulating
they have been congratulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been congratulating
you will have been congratulating
he/she/it will have been congratulating
we will have been congratulating
you will have been congratulating
they will have been congratulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been congratulating
you had been congratulating
he/she/it had been congratulating
we had been congratulating
you had been congratulating
they had been congratulating

Conditional
I would congratulate
you would congratulate
he/she/it would congratulate
we would congratulate
you would congratulate
they would congratulate

Past Conditional
I would have congratulated
you would have congratulated
he/she/it would have congratulated
we would have congratulated
you would have congratulated
they would have congratulated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	congratulate - say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"complimentpraise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	congratulate - express congratulationsfelicitatebid, wish - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
	3.	congratulate - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"pride, plumefeel, 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 achievementpreencrow, gloat, triumph - dwell on with satisfaction

congratulate

verb compliment, pat on the back, wish joy to She congratulated him on the birth of his son.

congratulate

verb1. To pay a compliment to:commend, compliment, praise.Idiom: take off one's hat to.2. To be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievement:plume, preen, pride.

Translations

庆贺祝贺

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.祝贺conˈgratulatory (-lə-) adjective祝贺的conˌgratuˈlation noun (usually in plural). Warmest congratulations on the birth of your baby; a message of congratulation.祝贺

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verb compliment

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verb to pay a compliment to

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verb to be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievement

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verb say something to someone that expresses praise

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verb be proud of

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verb pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

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