# congratulate

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-GRAJ-uu-layt" /kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/; UK say "kuhn-GRACH-uu-layt" /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/

## Verb

1. To express your shared pleasure or joy to someone over a happy event or achievement of theirs.
   - Simple: To tell someone you are happy about their good news or success.
   - _I want to congratulate you on your well-deserved promotion._
   - _The coach congratulated each player after the championship win._
2. To regard oneself as fortunate in some matter.
   - Simple: To feel glad and proud about your own good luck or a smart choice you made.
   - _I congratulate myself on having left the party before the storm hit._
   - _He quietly congratulated himself for selling the stock at the right moment._

## Origin

First attested in 1548, borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle of grātulor ('to wish joy, rejoice with; to congratulate'). This came from con- plus grātulor, itself from grātus ('grateful, pleasing, agreeable, beloved').

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