B1verb · intransitive · rare

congratulate

congratulate · congratulates · congratulated · congratulating

поздоровити, поздоровляти, віншувати, повіншувати

поздравить, поздравлять

gratulieren, beglückwünschen

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person it is felt forTo express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

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US/kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/

» He congratulated me on my success.

Er gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg.

Er beglückwünschte mich zu meinem Erfolg.

Он поздравил меня с успехом.

Він привітав мене з успіхом.

Meaning

2 senses

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
(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

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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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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She congratulated me on my success.
Вона привітала мене з успіхом.
deSie gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg.
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Tom congratulated Mary on her graduation.
Том привітав Мері з випускним.
deTom beglückwünschte Mary zu ihrem Abschluss.
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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 form	congratulate · to congratulate
3rd person singular	congratulates
Present participle	congratulating
Past simple	congratulated
Past participle	congratulated