congratulations

CEFRA1

/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

noun · interjection

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Words showing praise for someone's success or good luck.

  2. 02

    interjection

    Extra detail

    Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

Examples

  • Congratulations on coming first in the competition.

  • He offered his congratulations on the happy occasion.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /-d͡ʒə-/
  • /-tjə-/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!

  • Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She received many blank after finishing her first marathon.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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