English-Thai Dictionary

congratulate

VT แสดงความยินดี  felicitate wish joy to sa-daeng-kwam-yin-de

 

congratulate on

PHRV แสดงความยินดี กับ .ใน เรื่อง  compliment on felicitate on sa-daeng-kwam-yin-de-kab nai-rueang

 

congratulate upon

PHRV แสดงความยินดี กับ .ใน เรื่อง  sa-daeng-kwam-yin-de-kab nai-rueang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONGRATULATE

v.t.[L., grateful, pleasing. See Grace. ] To profess ones pleasure or joy to another on account of an event deemed happy or fortunate, as on the birth of a child, success in an enterprise, victory, escape from danger, etc. ; to wish joy to another. We congratulate the nation on the restoration of peace. Formerly this verb was followed by to. The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves. But this use of to is entirely obsolete. The use of with after this verb, I congratulate with my country, is perhaps less objectionable, but is rarely used. The intransitive sense of the verb may therefore be considered as antiquated, and no longer legitimate.

 

CONGRATULATED

pp. Complimented with expressions of joy at a happy event.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONGRATULATE

Con *grat "u *late, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Congratulated; p.pr. & vb. n.Congratulating. ] Etym: [L. congratulatus, p.p. of congratulari to wish joy abundantly; con- + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing. See Grateful. ]

 

Defn: To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to. It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to congratulate the princess at her pavilion. Shak. To congratulate one's self, to rejoice; to feel satisfaction; to consider one's self happy or fortunate.

 

Syn. -- To Congratulate, Felicitate. To felicitate is simply to wish a person joy. To congratulate has the additional signification of uniting in the joy of him whom we congratulate. Hence they are by no means synonymous. One who has lost the object of his affections by her marriage to a rival, might perhaps felicitate that rival on his success, but could never be expected to congratulate him on such an event. Felicitations are little better than compliments; congratulations are the expression of a genuine sympathy and joy. Trench.

 

CONGRATULATE

CONGRATULATE Con *grat "u *late, v. i.

 

Defn: To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country. [R.] Swift. The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

congratulate

con grat u late |kənˈgraCHəˌlāt, -ˈgrajə -kənˈɡrætʃəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] give (someone ) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them: I went into the living room to congratulate Bill on his marriage. • praise (someone ) for a particular achievement: the operators are to be congratulated for the excellent service that they now provide. • (congratulate oneself ) feel pride or satisfaction: she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction | the Director was congratulating himself that nothing could go wrong. DERIVATIVES con grat u la tor |-ˌlātər |noun, con grat u la to ry |-ləˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin congratulat- ‘congratulated, ’ from the verb congratulari, from con- ‘with ’ + gratulari ‘show joy ’ (from gratus ‘pleasing ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

congratulate

con |gratu |late |kənˈgratjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] give (someone ) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them: he had taken the chance to congratulate him on his marriage. • praise (someone ) for an achievement: the operators are to be congratulated for the service that they provide. • (congratulate oneself ) feel pride or satisfaction: she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction. DERIVATIVES congratulator noun, congratulatory |-lət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin congratulat- ‘congratulated ’, from the verb congratulari, from con- ‘with ’ + gratulari ‘show joy ’ (from gratus ‘pleasing ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

congratulate

congratulate verb 1 she congratulated him on his marriage: send one's best wishes to, wish someone good luck, wish someone joy; drink to someone's health, toast. ANTONYMS curse. 2 they are to be congratulated: praise, commend, applaud, salute, honor; pay tribute to, regard highly, pat on the back, take one's hat off to. ANTONYMS criticize. PHRASES congratulate oneself you should congratulate yourself on this wonderful accomplishment: take pride in, feel proud of, flatter oneself on, pat oneself on the back for; take /feel satisfaction in, take pleasure in, glory in, bask in, delight in.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

congratulate

congratulate verb 1 she took the opportunity to congratulate Nicholas on his marriage: give someone one's good wishes, wish someone good luck, wish someone joy, drink someone's health, toast, drink (a toast ) to. ANTONYMS curse. 2 all three are to be congratulated for passing with flying colours: praise, commend, applaud, salute, honour, eulogize, extol, acclaim, sing the praises of, heap praise on, pay tribute to, speak highly /well of, flatter, compliment, say nice things about, express admiration for, wax lyrical about, make much of, pat on the back, take one's hat off to, throw bouquets at; informal crack someone /something up; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo; black English big someone /something up; dated cry someone /something up; archaic emblazon; rare laud, panegyrize, felicitate. ANTONYMS criticize. PHRASES congratulate oneself he congratulated himself on his success: take pride in, be /feel proud of, feel proud about, be proud of oneself for, flatter oneself on, preen oneself on, pat oneself on the back for, give oneself a pat on the back for; find /take satisfaction in, feel satisfaction at, take delight in, find /take pleasure in, glory in, bask in, delight in, exult in, plume oneself on; archaic pique oneself on /in. ANTONYMS be ashamed of.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

congratulate

con grat u late /kənɡrǽdʒəlèɪt, -ɡrǽtʃə -|-ɡrǽtʃu -/ (! ｟米 ｠では /-ɡrǽdʒə -/は若者に多い ) 〖con (共に )gratulate (喜びを表現する )〗(名 )congratulation 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -lating 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈人 〉を祝う ; 〖congratulate A on B /for B 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 〉をB 〈成功 喜び 幸運など 〉のことで祝う , お祝いを述べる ; …を賞賛する (→celebrate )▸ I congratulate you on your wedding .ご結婚おめでとう ▸ She is to be congratulated for her professionalism .彼女のプロ意識は賞賛されるべきだ 2 〖～ oneself on [for ] A /that節 〗(自ら )A 〈成功 幸運など 〉を […だと ]喜ぶ ; 得意がる ▸ He congratulated himself on having found a good job .彼はいい仕事を見つけたことを喜んだ con gr á t u l à tor 名詞 C 祝う人, お祝いの客 .