congratulate

CEFRA2

/kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To tell someone that you are pleased about their success.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.

Examples

  • I want to congratulate you on your graduation.

  • Let me congratulate you on your victory in the tournament.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /-d͡ʒ.ə-/
  • /-t͡ʃ.ə-/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • We congratulate you on this glorious victory.

  • I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

  • Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.