rejoice
verb (used without object)
to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
rejoiced
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past participleof rejoice.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rejoice.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rejoiceverb (used without object)to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
Example Sentences
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"The theory not only reproduces the experiment but also provides the basis for guiding future discoveries in this system," rejoiced Schiró.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
He rejoiced that “slavery has reached the limits of expansion” and that “the fate of the experiment of republican government” was no longer in danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many like Reouani had at first rejoiced at the downpours.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
“All the days of my life I have seen nothing that rejoiced my heart so much as these things,” the German artist wrote of Cortés’ plunder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Benjamin Rush felt the rain on his face and rejoiced: “The appearance of this rain was like a dove with an olive branch in its mouth.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
