Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    gratulieren, beglückwünschen

    поздравля́тьpozdravljátʹ, поздра́витьpozdrávitʹ

    поздоровля́тиpozdorovljáty, поздоро́витиpozdoróvyty, віншува́тиvinšuváty

  2. (reflexive)To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.

    I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

More definitions
  • express congratulations
  • say something to someone that expresses praise
  • pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
  • be proud of

Examples

198 sentences
  1. He congratulated me on my success.

    Він привітав мене з успіхом.

    ruОн поздравил меня с успехом.

    deEr gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg.

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  2. They congratulated him on his marriage.

    Вони привітали його з одруженням.

    ruОни поздравили его с женитьбой.

    deSie gratulierten ihm zu seiner Hochzeit.

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  3. She congratulated me on my success.

    Вона привітала мене з успіхом.

    deSie gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg.

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  4. Tom congratulated Mary on her graduation.

    Том привітав Мері з випускним.

    deTom beglückwünschte Mary zu ihrem Abschluss.

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  5. Tom congratulated Mary on her promotion.

    Том привітав Мері з підвищенням.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for:
Русский
By meaning 1
to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for:

Origin

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle o

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle of Latin congrātulor (“to wish joy, rejoice (with); to congratulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- + grātulor, from grātus (“grateful, pleasing, agreeable, beloved”) + -or. By surface analysis, con- + gratulate.

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Forms

congratulates, congratulating, congratulated, congratulated
Base formcongratulate · to congratulate
3rd person singularcongratulates
Present participlecongratulating
Past simplecongratulated
Past participlecongratulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycongratulate
he, she, itcongratulates

Past simpleLesson

all personscongratulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave congratulated
he, she, ithas congratulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill congratulate

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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