congratulation
The act of congratulatingThe act of congratulating.
» Congratulations on your victory.
Поздравляю с победой! — marafon
Поздравляем с победой! — marafon
Поздравляю с победой. — Wezel
Поздравляю тебя с победой! — marafon
Поздравляю вас с победой! — marafon
Поздравляем тебя с победой! — marafon
Поздравляем вас с победой! — marafon
Вітаю з перемогою! — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(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 sentencesCongratulations on your victory.
Вітаю з перемогою! — ascolto
ruПоздравляю с победой! — marafon
Congratulations on your big victory.
Вітаю з великою перемогою. — deniko
It seems congratulations are in order.
It looks like congratulations are in order.
deMan darf wohl gratulieren. — Waldelfe
I'm told congratulations are in order.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon LatinFrom 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: congratulationsSynonyms
2 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- congratulations congratulations
- congratulations congratulations on
- congratulations congratulations are