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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[Latin]] ''congrātulāt''- participial stem of ''congrātulā-rī'' in same sense, con- [[together]] + ''grātulārī'' to [[manifest]] or [[express]] one's [[joy]] | [[Latin]] ''congrātulāt''- participial stem of ''congrātulā-rī'' in same sense, con- [[together]] + ''grātulārī'' to [[manifest]] or [[express]] one's [[joy]] | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: To [[rejoice]] along with another; to [[express]] to a [[person]] one's [[pleasure]] or [[gratification]] at his [[good]] fortune, [[success]], or [[happiness]]. | *1: To [[rejoice]] along with another; to [[express]] to a [[person]] one's [[pleasure]] or [[gratification]] at his [[good]] fortune, [[success]], or [[happiness]]. |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin congrātulāt- participial stem of congrātulā-rī in same sense, con- together + grātulārī to manifest or express one's joy
Definitions
- 1: To rejoice along with another; to express to a person one's pleasure or gratification at his good fortune, success, or happiness.
- 2: To express sympathetic joy on the occasion of; to express joy, pleasure, or satisfaction at (an event or circumstance).
- 3: obsolete : salute, greet
Quote
You have allowed much that is at once vulgar and unkind to become confused with your humor, but on the whole, you are to be congratulated on a comparatively keen sense of humor. Some of you have a rich vein of it and are greatly helped in their earthly careers thereby.[1]