Congratulate
[kən'grætjʊleɪt] or [kən'ɡrætʃulet]
Definition
(v. t.) To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to.
(v. i.) To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Felicitate, wish joy to, rejoice with.
Checker: Nellie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Felicitate
ANT:[See CONDOLE]
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Definition
v.t. to wish joy to on any fortunate event: to felicitate: to consider one's self fortunate in some matter.—adj. Congrat′ulant expressing congratulation.—n. a congratulator.—ns. Congratulā′tion act of congratulating: an expression of joy or sympathy; Congrat′ulator.—adj. Congrat′ulatory.
Typist: Martha
Examples
- As to the note, it is important also, or at least the initials are, so I congratulate you again. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She held out her hand, saying, I have come to congratulate you. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I am glad to congratulate you on your achievement, said he; you came down as gracefully and as much like a bird as you went up. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- And nobody, my love, will congratulate you more sincerely on such a marriage than I shall. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He wrote a letter to poor Mrs. Weston, to congratulate her, and a very proper, handsome letter it was. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Nevertheless, I may be allowed, I hope, to congratulate you—which I do with all my soul, I assure you—on your not having sustained a greater loss. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- However, we may congratulate ourselves upon a curious and, in some respects, a unique case. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mrs Milvey, with the most unaffected grace in the world, congratulated them, and was glad to see them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- After a pause, they both heartily congratulated me; but there was a certain touch of sadness in their congratulations that I rather resented. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She wore hers in state at church at Brompton, and was congratulated by her female friends upon the splendid acquisition. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She congratulated him on the happy news which his sisters had just conveyed to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Quite the contrary, he congratulated his son on the lucky circumstance of his friend Craven having such a fine girl with him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And as I congratulated myself, I heard the door opposite me open, and there looking me full in the face stood the officer of the guard. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You are to be congratulated, Mr. Guppy; you are a fortunate young man, sir. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Wery sing'ler,' said Sam, inwardly congratulating himself upon the softness of the stranger. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The Emperor of Russia sent him a magnificent silver-gilt vase, with a letter congratulating him on his great achievement, and the King of England made him a baronet. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I have the infinite satisfaction of congratulating you on your brother's promotion. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The passengers alighted and walked upon the line, congratulating one another on the delightful treat they were enjoying, and on the success of the great experiment. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- And congratulating yourself on being up so soon? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Louise