congratulation
/kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
congratulation noun: the act of congratulating.
Noun
congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural congratulations)
- The act of congratulating.
- May I present my warmest congratulations?
- a short speech of congratulation
- Synonyms:
- congratulating
congratulation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
congratulation in Hindi
- act of congratulating
- शुभकामना śubhkāmnā, शुभेच्छा śubhecchā, अभिनंदन abhinandan
congratulation in Tamil
- பாராட்டு, வாழ்த்து
congratulation in Urdu
- congratulation, felicitation
- مبارک mubārik
congratulation in Bengali
- অভিনন্দন
More languagesFewer languages
- congratulation in Malayalam
- അഭിനന്ദനം abhinandanaṁ
- congratulation in Kannada
- ನಲವರಿಕೆ, ಅಭಿನಂದನೆ
- congratulation in Punjabi
- ਵਧਾਈ vadhāī, ਮੁਬਾਰਕ mubārak
- congratulation in Gujarati
- મુબારકબાદી mubārakbādī, અભિનંદન abhinandan
- congratulation in Arabic
- تَهْنِئَة tahniʔa
- congratulation in Persian
- مبارک باد mobârak bâd, خجسته باد xojaste bâd
Examples of congratulation in a sentence
- Congratulations, Dave, you made the front page.
- Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!
- Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.
Synonyms of congratulation
Forms of congratulation
| plural | congratulations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gratulation |
Origin of congratulation
From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.
Words formed from congratulation
Words that rhyme with congratulation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about congratulation
- What does congratulation mean?
- Congratulation means the act of congratulating.
- What is congratulation in Hindi?
- Congratulation in Hindi is शुभकामना (śubhkāmnā), शुभेच्छा (śubhecchā), अभिनंदन (abhinandan). See Congratulation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is congratulation?
- Congratulation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce congratulation?
- Congratulation is pronounced /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of congratulation?
- The plural of congratulation is congratulations.
Words near congratulation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: congratulation (page history and authors); congratulation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مبارک (Urdu) (page history and authors); congratulation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congratulation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੁਬਾਰਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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