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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•joice /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/USA pronunciation v., -joiced, -joic•ing. - to feel joy or gladness;
take delight: [~ + at + object]They rejoiced at the news.[~ + in + object]His enemies rejoiced in the news of his defeat.[~ + that clause]We rejoiced that she had finally gotten a good job.[~ + to + verb]They rejoiced to see the economy improving.[no object]The citizens rushed into the streets and rejoiced.
re•joic•ing, n. [uncountable]times for great rejoicing.[plural]festive rejoicings. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•joice (ri jois′),USA pronunciation v., -joiced, -joic•ing. v.i. - to be glad;
take delight (often fol. by in):to rejoice in another's happiness.
v.t. - to make joyful;
gladden:a song to rejoice the heart.
- Old French rejouiss-, long stem of rejouir, equivalent. to re- re- + jouir to rejoice; see joy
- Middle English rejoicen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged revel, exult, glory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rejoice /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ vb - when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often followed by in: to feel or express great joy or happiness
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French resjoir, from re- + joir to be glad, from Latin gaudēre to rejoicereˈjoicer n |