congratulationnoun
uk/kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/congratulations [ plural ]
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- He smiled his congratulations and left without another word.
- Congratulations on your new job!
- Congratulations! I hear you're getting married.
A2 something that you say when you want to congratulate someone:
"I got the job." "Did you? Congratulations!"
Congratulations on your engagement!
[ U ] the act of congratulating someone:
He sent her a note of congratulation on her election victory.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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