congratulate

== English == === Alternative forms === gratulate (archaic) === Etymology === First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle of Latin congrātulor (“to wish joy, rejoice (with); to congratulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- +‎ grātulor, from grātus (“grateful, pleasing, agreeable, beloved”) + -or. By surface analysis, con- +‎ gratulate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/, /-t͡ʃ.ə-/ (US, sometimes) IPA(key): /kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/, /-d͡ʒ.ə-/ === Verb === congratulate (third-person singular simple present congratulates, present participle congratulating, simple past and past participle congratulated) To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for Synonyms: felicitate, compliment (reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== congratulate inflection of congratulare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== congratulate f pl feminine plural of congratulato == Latin == === Participle === congrātulāte vocative masculine singular of congrātulātus == Spanish == === Verb === congratulate second-person singular voseo imperative of congratular combined with te