# congratulated

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

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of congratulate. — simple past and past participle of congratulate
   - Simple: Past tense of congratulate. Use this form for praise you already gave someone.
   - _The coach congratulated each player as they came off the field._
   - _He was congratulated by colleagues from across the company after his promotion._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/congratulated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).