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# congratulate

verb (congratulate, congratulates, congratulated, congratulating)

«congratulate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To congratulate someone means to tell them you are pleased about their success, good luck or happy event: we congratulated her on winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#m1)
2. To congratulate yourself means to feel pleased with yourself for something you did. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Good manners and sport: after a game, congratulate the winners even if you lost («good game!»); on birthdays, new babies, weddings and prizes, people send cards saying «Congratulations!». At school, teachers congratulate pupils in assembly. Phrases: congratulate someone on, congratulate someone for, warmly congratulate, Congratulations!

### Examples

- We congratulated Mia on winning the spelling bee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x1)
- Our team congratulated the winners after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x2)
- The head teacher congratulated the whole class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x3)
- I congratulated my aunt on her new baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x4)
- Congratulations on passing your swimming test! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x5)
- He congratulated himself on finishing the puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x6)
- "To my lord Marquis of Carabas," replied the reapers; and the King again congratulated the Marquis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Use «congratulate on» (+ noun or -ing): «congratulate you on your win». Noun: congratulations — usually plural, and spelled with «t», not «d» («congradulations» is a common mistake). Informal: «congrats».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congratulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congratulate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congratulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congratulate.html) on Mova free.