congratulate
/kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/ verb B1- To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for · Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.· We must congratulate Dave and Lisa on getting married.
- To consider oneself fortunate in some matter. · I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.
He/she/it congratulates · Past congratulated · Past participle congratulated · -ing form congratulating
Verb forms
- Base form
- congratulate
- He/she/it
- congratulates
- Past
- congratulated
- Past participle
- congratulated
- -ing form
- congratulating
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The Stag, congratulating himself on his safety, began to express his sincere thanks to the Oxen who had kindly helped him in the hour of need.
The boy congratulated himself on his good looks; the girl grew angry, and could not bear the self-praises of her Brother, interpreting all he said (and how could she do otherwise?) into reflection on herself.
AN ASS congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly and carefully provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough to eat and not even that without hard work.
“Congratulate me.
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