rejoice

American  

[ri-jois] / rɪˈdʒɔɪs /

verb (used without object)

rejoiced, rejoicing

1. to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).

   to rejoice in another's happiness.

   Synonyms:

   glory, exult, revel

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verb (used with object)

rejoiced, rejoicing

1. to make joyful; gladden.

   a song to rejoice the heart.

rejoice British  

/ rɪˈdʒɔɪs /

verb

1. to feel or express great joy or happiness

2. archaic (tr) to cause to feel joy

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Other Word Forms

• prerejoice verb (used without object)
• rejoiceful adjective
• rejoicer noun
• rejoicing noun
• unrejoiced adjective

Etymology

Origin of rejoice

1275–1325; Middle English rejoicen < Old French rejouiss-, long stem of rejouir, equivalent to re- re- + jouir to rejoice; joy

Example Sentences

“It’s been nice to celebrate and rejoice and get ready for what’s ahead of us,” he said after practice at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

"We were all rejoicing because at a certain point, we thought we were going to die. My friends were telling me 'Nathan, we thought you were dead.'"

From BBC

While many motorcylists rejoiced at the reopening of the Snake this week, some residents mourned the end of a tranquil era.

From Los Angeles Times

I rejoiced in teaching young people about linear equations and graphs.

From Literature

When the Prodigal Son’s older brother is bothered about the feast, his father tells him to rejoice in his brother’s return.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• exult
• revel