congratulations

/kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃənz/

interjectionnouncon · grat · u · la · tions

Think: "CONGRATULATIONS" = "CONGRATS" + "ULATIONS" (you say congrats, then you add the long ending -ulations).

Yes, it's congratulations. Watch the middle: it’s con-GRAT-u-… (not *congraTCH* or *congraD*), and the ending is -tions (sounds like “shunz”).

Definitions

  1. interjectionUsed to tell someone you are happy for them because of a success or special event.
  2. nounExpressions of praise or good wishes given to someone for an achievement or happy occasion.

Examples

  • “Congratulations on your new job—you earned it.”
  • “After the concert, the audience offered their congratulations to the performers.”
  • “Please accept our congratulations on your graduation.”

Synonyms

kudospraisecomplimentsacclaimfelicitations

Translations

ES felicidadesPT parabénsFR félicitations

Common misspellings

congradulationscongratualtionscongratsulationscongratulationsscongratulationsescongratualationscongratulationscongratulation's

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