congratulations

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

deepest

heartfelt, hearty, sincere, warm

She received warm congratulations from her colleagues after winning the award.

VERB + CONGRATULATIONS

express, extend, give (sb), offer (sb), send (sb)

I extended my congratulations to the team after they won the championship.

accept

PREP

~ on/upon

I want to offer you my congratulations on passing your driving test.

~ to

Congratulations to Sarah and Mike on the birth of their daughter.

Definitions

intj

1

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!

Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an expression of approval and commendation

praise
kudos
extolment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!

Wiktionary

02

Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleague

Wiktionary

03

Congratulations!

Tatoeba · #1437

04

Congratulations on coming first in the competition.

Tatoeba · #48707

05

He offered his congratulations on the happy occasion.

Tatoeba · #49849

06

Please accept our heartiest congratulations on the marriage of your son.

Tatoeba · #54462