Definition of congratulate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
emotionexpress joy or approval to someone
- I congratulate you on your new job.
2.
celebrationpraise someone for their achievement
- They congratulated her for winning the award.
3.
self-reflectionUS consider oneself fortunate or cleverUS
- He congratulated himself on making a wise decision.
Origin of congratulate
Latin, congratulari (wish joy)
Terms with congratulate included in their meaning
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praise
congratulate someone for their achievements
express admiration
praise or congratulate someone for their achievements
congratulations
used to congratulate someone on an achievement
congratulations
used to congratulate someone on their success
congratulatory action
pat on the back to congratulate someone
congratulating success
used to congratulate someone on their success
congratulate
express congratulations to someone
Examples of congratulate in a sentence
We should congratulate her on the promotion. I congratulated him on his promotion. The team congratulated their coach after the victory. She congratulated herself on spotting the error early. I congratulated myself for bringing an umbrella.
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- French:féliciter, complimenter, ...
- German:gratulieren, loben, ...
- Italian:congratularsi, elogiare, ...
- Spanish:felicitar, elogiar, ...
- Portuguese:felicitar, elogiar, ...
- Chinese:祝贺, 称赞, ...
- Japanese:祝う, 自分を褒める, ...
- Arabic:هَنَّأَ, هَنَّأَ نفسه, ...
- Hebrew:לְבָרֵךְ, לִטְפּוֹחַ לְעַצְמוֹ עַל הַשֶּׁכֶם, ...
- Russian:поздравлять, поздравлять себя, ...
- Ukrainian:вітати, похвалити, ...
- Hindi:बधाई देना, मुबारकबाद देना, ...
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