Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of congratulating.

    May I present my warmest congratulations?

    a short speech of congratulation

    Glückwunsch, Beglückwünschung, Gratulation

    поздравле́ниеpozdravlénije

    привіта́нняpryvitánnja, повіншува́нняpovinšuvánnja, віншува́нняvinšuvánnja

    the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

Examples

165 sentences
  1. Congratulations on your victory.

    Вітаю з перемогою!

    ruПоздравляю с победой!

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  2. Congratulations on your big victory.

    Вітаю з великою перемогою.

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  3. It seems congratulations are in order.

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  4. It looks like congratulations are in order.

    deMan darf wohl gratulieren.

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  5. I'm told congratulations are in order.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of congratulating:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of congratulating:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of congratulating:

Origin

From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin

From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: congratulations

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration:felicitation
  • (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another:felicitation

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • congratulations congratulations
  • congratulations congratulations on
  • congratulations congratulations are

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
congratulation — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto