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to congratulate
01
to express one's good wishes or praise to someone when something very good has happened to them
Transitive: to congratulate sb | to congratulate sb on an event or accomplishment
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
congratulate
3rd person singular
congratulates
Present participle
congratulating
Past simple
congratulated
Past participle
congratulated
Examples
It is customary to congratulate a friend on their achievements or milestones.
02
to express admiration or approval to someone for their success or accomplishment
Transitive: to congratulate sb | to congratulate sb for sth
Examples
The manager congratulated the employee for exceeding the sales target.
03
to take pride in one’s own accomplishment
Transitive: to congratulate oneself
Examples
She could n’t help but congratulate herself for overcoming such a difficult challenge.
Lexical Tree
congratulation
congratulatory
congratulate
congratul
