different between congratulations vs congratulate

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n???æt????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???æt????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???æd????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???æd????le??(?)nz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n???at????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???at????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???atj??le??(?)nz/, /k?n???atj??le??(?)nz/, /k?n???ad????le??(?)nz/, /k?n???ad????le??(?)nz/

Interjection

congratulations

1. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:well done

Translations

See also

• congrats

Noun

congratulations

1. plural of congratulation

French

Noun

congratulations f

1. plural of congratulation

English

Alternative forms

• gratulate (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congratulor, congratulatus, from gratus (“blessing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n???æ.t????le?t/, /-t???-/
• (US, sometimes) IPA^(key): /k?n???æ.d????le?t/, /-d???-/

Verb

congratulate (third-person singular simple present congratulates, present participle congratulating, simple past and past participle congratulated)

1. To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.

   Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.

2. (reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.

   I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

congratulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of congratulare
2. second-person plural imperative of congratulare
3. feminine plural of congratulato

Latin

Participle

congr?tul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of congr?tul?tus