What do congratulations mean

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Literally How to use a word that literally drives some pe Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice? The awkward case of 'his or her'. See more words from the same year. Accessed 14 Nov. More Definitions for congratulate. See the full definition for congratulate in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

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Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of congratulate. Also missing, thankfully, is the sense of entitlement and self- congratulation one finds in the Bay Area. Chronic partisan bickering largely gave way to a rare moment of well-deserved self- congratulation. I offered him my hand in congratulation , and he seized and shook it like the good-natured fool he was—or pretended to be.

But in an era when Washington can barely keep its doors open, some congratulation is in order. Pay visits, both of condolence and congratulation , within a week after the event which calls for them occurs. He may feel that he and his colleagues in this miserable business deserve our praise and congratulations.

I too offer heartfelt congratulations and thanks to the committee on the timing of its deliberations and recommendations. I take it that with the congratulations goes the concurrence that the transitional period could last for a decade or more.

Congratulations are probably due more to those who have brought these matters to our attention. I echo the congratulations that have been paid to all those who have been involved in the negotiations and in bringing about this agreement.

I do not support those congratulations in the very least. We have here practical proposals, and for that he deserves our congratulations. I should also like to express my congratulations on the two excellent maiden speeches that we have been privileged to listen to today. I endorse the congratulations to the committee and to the staff who produced such a cogent document. My congratulations, however, are tempered by my clear conclusion that this is an over-complicated solution.

We should, therefore, like to add our congratulations and best wishes. I also would like to extend my congratulations to him. See all examples of congratulation. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Translations of congratulation in Chinese Traditional.