| VERB | communication | congratulate, compliment | say something to someone that expresses praise |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | congratulate, felicitate | express congratulations | |
| emotion | congratulate, pride, plume | be proud of | |
| communication | congratulate, preen | pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement |
| Sounds | kahngrae'chahley.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | say something to someone that expresses praise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonym | compliment | |
| Broader | praise | Express approval of |
| Spanish | congratular, felicitar | |
| Catalan | adular, congratular, felicitar, llagotejar | |
| Adjectives | congratulatory | expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune |
| Nouns | congratulation | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
| Meaning | Express congratulations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonym | felicitate | |
| Broader | wish, bid | Invoke upon |
| Spanish | congratular, felicitar | |
| Catalan | congratular, felicitar | |
| Adjectives | congratulatory | expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune |
| Nouns | congratulation | the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration |
| congratulation | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another | |
| Meaning | Be proud of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | pride, plume | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Spanish | congratularse, congratular, felicitarse, felicitar | |
| Catalan | congratular, felicitar | |
| Adjectives | congratulatory | expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune |
| Nouns | congratulation | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
| Meaning | pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | preen | |
| Broader | gloat, triumph, crow | Dwell on with satisfaction |
| Spanish | acicalar, congratular, felicitarse, felicitar, pavonearse | |
| Catalan | congratular, felicitar | |
| Adjectives | congratulatory | expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune |
| Nouns | congratulation | the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration |
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