congratulates
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Verb
congratulating, present participle; congratulated, past tense; congratulates, 3rd person singular present; congratulated, past participle;
/kənˈgraCHəˌlāt/,/-ˈgrajə-/,
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congratulating, present participle; congratulated, past tense; congratulates, 3rd person singular present; congratulated, past participle;
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Give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them
- - I went into the living room to congratulate Bill on his marriage
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Praise (someone) for a particular achievement
- - the operators are to be congratulated for the excellent service that they now provide
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Feel pride or satisfaction
- - she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction
- - the Director was congratulating himself that nothing could go wrong
Web Definitions:
- (congratulation) the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
- (congratulation) (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage"