congratulate
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
» 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 sensesTo 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.
- express congratulations
- say something to someone that expresses praise
- pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- be proud of
Examples
198 sentencesHe congratulated me on my success.
Він привітав мене з успіхом. — deniko
ruОн поздравил меня с успехом. — shanghainese
deEr gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg. — MUIRIEL
They congratulated him on his marriage.
Вони привітали його з одруженням. — deniko
ruОни поздравили его с женитьбой. — al_ex_an_der
deSie gratulierten ihm zu seiner Hochzeit. — freddy1
She congratulated me on my success.
Вона привітала мене з успіхом. — deniko
deSie gratulierte mir zu meinem Erfolg. — wolfgangth
Tom congratulated Mary on her graduation.
Том привітав Мері з випускним. — deniko
deTom beglückwünschte Mary zu ihrem Abschluss. — al_ex_an_der
Tom congratulated Mary on her promotion.
Том привітав Мері з підвищенням. — miketheknight
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle oFirst 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 |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- express congratulations:felicitate
- say something to someone that expresses praise:compliment
- pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement:preen
- be proud of:prideplume
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Prepositions that differ from Ukrainian and Russian — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form