congratulated
USkuhn-GRAJ-uu-layt-id/kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt.ɪd/UKkuhn-GRACH-uu-layt-id/kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt.ɪd/
- 1Past tense of congratulate. Use this form for praise you already gave someone.
She congratulated her brother on passing his driving test.
The teacher congratulated the whole class for their hard work.
Note
congratulated is a form of congratulate
congratulate, verb: To tell someone you are happy about their good news or success. Full entry
- Forms
- congratulatecongratulates he/she/itcongratulating -ing formcongratulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- congratulate → congratulated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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