congratulation
/kənɡratjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/noun (congratulations)
1Words expressing one’s praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion: our congratulations to the winners [as exclamation]: congratulations on a job well done!...
- The community sends them congratulations and every good wish for a long and happy life together.
- This is a great achievement and congratulations are extended to all concerned.
- She has received many messages of congratulations and has been wished many more happy years.
Synonyms
good wishes, best wishes, greetings, compliments, felicitations
praise, commendation, applause, salutes, honour, acclaim, acclamation, tribute, cheers, ovation, accolade, plaudits, felicitations;
approval, admiration, approbation, compliments, adulation, homage;
a pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, bouquets, laurels, testimonial
North American informal kudos
rare extolment, laudation, eulogium
1.1 [mass noun] The action of expressing congratulations: he began pumping the hand of his son in congratulation...
- Thanks everyone for popping by with words of congratulation and praise.
- Laughing is a more involuntary reaction than people are willing to admit sometimes, and to chuckle is a sign of recognition, not congratulation.
- Muted conversations turn to laughter, shouts of acclaim and congratulation.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin congratulatio(n-), from the verb congratulari (see congratulate).
- hold something down
- hold something in
- hold something in fee
- hold something out
- hold something over
- hold sway
- hold the ball
- hold the field
- hold the fort
- hold the front page
- hold the line
- hold the man
- hold the purse strings
- hold the ring
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner
- hole card
- hole-in-one