congratulations

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congratulations

/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ US
/-t͡ʃʊ-/ US
/-d͡ʒə-/ US
/-d͡ʒʊ-/ US
/kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ UK
/-t͡ʃʊ-/ UK
/-tjə-/ UK
/-tjʊ-/ UK
/-d͡ʒə-/ UK
/-d͡ʒʊ-/ UK

interjection

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!
Similar: felicitations. See Thesaurus:well done

noun

plural plural of congratulation

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kudos, praise, accolades, acknowledgements, applause, appreciation, attaboy, bingo, brava, bravo, cheers, commend, commendation, commendations, commended, commends

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intj expressing approbation

Español	felicidades, enhorabuena
한국어	축하해요 chukhahaeyo, 축하합니다 chukhahamnida
日本語	おめでとう omedetō, おめでとうございます omedetō gozaimasu
中文	恭喜 gōngxǐ, 恭喜恭喜 gōngxǐ gōngxǐ
हिन्दी	मुबारक mubārak, बधाई badhāī
Kiswahili	hongera
Português	parabéns, congratulações
Français	félicitations
Deutsch	Glückwunsch, herzlichen Glückwunsch
Italiano	congratulazioni, complimenti
Ελληνικά	συγχαρητήρια syncharitíria
Română	felicitări
Русский	поздравля́ю pozdravljáju, мои́ поздравле́ния moí pozdravlénija, молоде́ц molodéc
Tiếng Việt	chúc mừng, xin chúc mừng
العربية	مُبَارَك mubārak, مَبْرُوك mabrūk
עברית	מַזָּל טוֹב mazál tóv, כָּל הַכָּבוֹד kól hakavód

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"congratulations." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/congratulations. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"congratulations." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/congratulations.

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@misc{congratulations_2026,
  title = {congratulations},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/congratulations},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}