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rejoicerejoice /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYrejoiceOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French rejoir, from Latin gaudere to rejoice VERB TABLErejoice |
Present | I, you, we, they | rejoice | | he, she, it | rejoices | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rejoiced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rejoiced | | he, she, it | has rejoiced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rejoiced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rejoice | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rejoiced |
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Present | I | am rejoicing | | he, she, it | is rejoicing | | you, we, they | are rejoicing | Past | I, he, she, it | was rejoicing | | you, we, they | were rejoicing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rejoicing | | he, she, it | has been rejoicing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rejoicing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rejoicing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rejoicing |
literary to feel very happy about something and sometimes to show this by celebrating: rejoice at/over/in They were rejoicing over the birth of their first child.—rejoicing noun [uncountable]: There was great rejoicing at the victory. |