congratulate
/kənˈɡɹætʃəˌleɪt/kuhn-GRA-chuh-layt
/kənˈɡɹætʃəˌleɪt/kuhn-GRA-chuh-layt
Meaningto wish joy with
Common meaning: to say you are glad at someone’s success
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- gratpleasing; thankfulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 827 · scan
- ulateverb ending: to make (from a small form)
‘with, together’ + ‘pleasing’ → congratulate
Journey through time
- Latincongratulari‘to wish much joy’source
- Englishcongratulate‘to say you are glad at someone’s success’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Latin grātus ‘pleasing’.
Roots
- grātus, -a, -um Latin “pleasing; thankful”
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