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11congratulate — v. 1) to congratulate heartily, sincerely, warmly 2) (D; refl. tr.) to congratulate on, upon (to congratulate smb. on her/his promotion) * * * [kən grætjʊleɪt] sincerely warmly upon (to congratulate smb. on her/his promotion) (D; refl. tr.) to… …
12congratulate — [[t]kəngræ̱tʃʊleɪt[/t]] congratulates, congratulating, congratulated 1) VERB If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them. [V n on/for n/ ing] She congratulated him on the birth… …
13congratulate — verb ADVERB ▪ heartily, warmly ▪ personally, publicly ▪ The President himself is here to personally congratulate the winner. VERB + CONGRATULATE ▪ …
14congratulate — con|grat|u|late [kənˈgrætʃuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of congratulari to wish happiness , from com ( COM ) + gratus pleasing ] 1.) to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or… …
15congratulate */ — UK [kənˈɡrætʃʊleɪt] / US [kənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms congratulate : present tense I/you/we/they congratulate he/she/it congratulates present participle congratulating past tense congratulated past participle congratulated to… …
16congratulate — con|grat|u|late [ kən grætʃə,leıt ] verb transitive * to tell someone you are pleased about their success, good luck, or happiness on a special occasion: The men were all congratulating one another warmly. congratulate someone on something: I… …
17congratulate — verb (T) 1 to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them: He never even stopped to congratulate me. | congratulate sb on: She congratulated me warmly on my exam results. 2… …
18congratulate — /kənˈgrætʃəleɪt / (say kuhn grachuhlayt), /kəŋ / (say kuhng ) verb (t) (congratulated, congratulating) 1. to express sympathetic joy to (a person), as on a happy occasion; compliment with expressions of sympathetic pleasure; felicitate. 2. to… …
19congratulate — verb express pleasure at the happiness or good fortune of. ↘praise for an achievement. ↘(congratulate oneself) feel pride or satisfaction. Derivatives congratulator noun congratulatory adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as congratulation): from L …
20congratulate oneself — feel pride or satisfaction. → congratulate …
