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rejoice

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ verb C1
  1. To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. (intransitive)
  2. To make happy, exhilarate. (transitive)

He/she/it rejoices · Past rejoiced · Past participle rejoiced · -ing form rejoicing

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Verb forms

Base form
rejoice
He/she/it
rejoices
Past
rejoiced
Past participle
rejoiced
-ing form
rejoicing

From the library

And I was glad that I felt glad, for it shows I’m improving, don’t you think, Marilla, when I can rejoice in Josie’s success?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 237 · C1
I’ve had a perfectly beautiful summer, Marilla, and now I’m rejoicing as a strong man to run a race, as Mr.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 259 · C1
She then ran gaily off, rejoicing, as she rambled about, in the hope of being at home again in a day or two.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 58 · B2
Wickham, and rejoiced in it.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 118 · B2

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