Čo znamená congratulate v angličtine a aká je definícia congratulate?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť congratulate výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

congratulate Význam & definícia

0 to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual achievement:
- I was just congratulating Ceri on winning/on having won her race.
1 to praise someone by expressing pleasure at that person's success or happiness:
- I congratulated Jill on winning the award.

The defeated candidate gave a dignified speech in which he congratulated his rival.
His plan was such a success that even his original critics had to congratulate him.
Granny rang up to congratulate him on passing his exams.
I must congratulate you - this is a very impressive piece of work.
It is my wife you should be congratulating - she did all the hard work.
The editors are to be congratulated for having succeeded in bringing together what are ostensibly ten very different studies into a well-integrated, coherent whole.
The authors and publishers are to be congratulated on reproducing and updating this fine volume.
The editors are to be congratulated on compiling a varied yet coherent set of papers.