congratulation
noun /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃn/
/kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃn/
- congratulations[plural] a message congratulating somebody (= saying that you are happy about their good luck or success)
- to offer/send your congratulations to somebody
- Congratulations!used when you want to congratulate somebody
- ‘We're getting married!’ ‘Congratulations!’
- Congratulations on your exam results!
- [uncountable] the act of congratulating somebody
- a letter of congratulation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin congratulatio(n-), from the verb congratulari, from con- ‘with’ + gratulari ‘show joy’ (from gratus ‘pleasing’).