congratulation
Americannoun
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the act of congratulating.
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congratulations, an expression of joy in the success or good fortune of another.
interjection
Other Word Forms
- congratulational adjective
- precongratulation noun
Etymology
Origin of congratulation
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin congrātulātiōn- (stem of congrātulātiō ), equivalent to congrātulāt ( us ) ( congratulate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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“Nobody deserves it more than our military, and I say congratulations to everybody.”
From Barron's
If you somehow managed to make it through 2025 without hearing “Golden,” congratulations for escaping your underground doomsday bunker, Lucy MacLean.
From Salon
On Sunday in Abu Dhabi, though, Alonso was among the many offering congratulations to Norris, of whose ability he is very well aware.
From BBC
Norris cried in his car on the slowing-down lap as he accepted the congratulations of his team and thanked them and his family for getting him into a place to fulfil his lifetime ambition.
From BBC
Clarke says while he has regrets about his performances against Wardley, which left him needing surgery on his jaw after the defeat in Saudi Arabia, there is "no anger towards Fabio, only congratulations".
From BBC
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