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US
/kənˌɡɹætʃəˈɫeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /kənɡɹˈætʃʊlˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kənɡɹˈætʃʊlˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage - the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
How To Use congratulation In A Sentence
- Please accept my warmest congratulations on your engagement.
- It hasn't been the source of controversy or congratulation.
- I have found among my old papers a kind of congratulation and exhortation which I made to myself on dying at an age when I had the courage to meet death with serenity, without having experienced any great evils, either of body or mind. The Confessions of J J Rousseau
- Congratulations on your graduation! Whishing you a future filled with success and joy of seeing your dreams come true.
- Best wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation.May this special day be the commencement of the continued series of upward steps to further success.
- To the victors our sincere congratulations, to the vanquished our equally sincere commiserations.
- She has received many messages of congratulations and has been wished many more happy years.
- Congratulations Maureen; you're one of Kilmead's real treasures.
- Congratulations to Patrick O'Reilly and Martin Davis who won gold medals in the relay.
- We are very happy to extend to you our utmost congratulations on your finishing your college course so successfully.May you enter a more successful life and the future years bring you continued happiness.
