say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
congratulate
How to use congratulate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for congratulate.
Editorial note
But let's not just congratulate him and move on.
Quick take
say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of congratulate gathered in one view.
express congratulations
be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for congratulate.
verb
say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
See also: compliment
verb
express congratulations
See also: felicitate
verb
be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
verb
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
See also: preen
Example sentences
But let's not just congratulate him and move on.
And to this, I congratulate Airbnb on their latest success, and to a dance well done.
First, I want to congratulate Matthew on creating a truly valuable resource that people love and are learning from.
There's no reason to congratulate them now nor complain louder some months from now, they'll continue to do what makes sense for them from a business standpoint.
Then I remembered about Theodore Roosevelt's speech about the man in the arena, and I congratulate them for giving it their best shot.
I congratulate them on acheiving your goal of writing an app in such a short time, but I whole-heartedly condemn this app's principle idea.
I would say that an acquihire of a struggling product that he was only marginally involved in, isn't the time to congratulate the guy.
I think we tell ourselves these jokes to contrast good engineering with bad engineering and to congratulate ourselves for being on the right side.
Also I congratulate you for "letting it all out", it's not easy to compose one's thoughts into such a rational assessment of a bad situation.
But as it stands, I wish to congratulate him for reaching the milestone and to thank him and everyone who supports the project - by submitting code, patches, bug reports, helping in the forums, donating money, and using the software.
As a member of Python community, I hereby congratulate Ruby for joining the ranks of pretty-cool-but-not-so-hot-anymore technologies.
This is one of those "why I am a great developer" sorts of posts that allows people to pat themselves on the back and congratulate each other on how great they are, passive-aggressively sending it out to the team in hopes of denigrating some team member who likes newer things.
Dr Johnson, they said: “we are delighted to find that you’ve not included any indecent or obscene words in your dictionary.”“Ladies, said dr Johnson, “I can congratulate you on being able to look them up.”Anyone who can understand that joke gets the point about censorship, especially prior restraint as it is known in the US for it is banned by the first amendment of the Constitution.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use congratulate in a sentence?
But let's not just congratulate him and move on.
What does congratulate mean?
say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
What part of speech is congratulate?
congratulate is commonly used as verb.