rejoice
verb (used without object)
to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
has rejoiced
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present perfectof rejoice (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For a decade he has rejoiced at being known as "the worst hated and most utterly unscrupulous man in China."
From Time Magazine Archive
No one has ever given us a continuous history of any particular poem, tracing its history and adventures after its first publication—the places it has been quoted, the hearts it has rejoiced.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher
I cannot tell you how it has rejoiced me once again seeing your handwriting— my best of old friends.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
"It may be said that not only the Court, but the entire kingdom has rejoiced in the rupture of the proposed marriage."
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede
And for all these enrichments and enlargements of life, he has rejoiced, and found rituals to express his rejoicings.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
