congratulate

About 1.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

   Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.

2. verb To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.

   I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

Similar words

felicitate compliment pride preen plume congrats congratulation applaud compliments praise

Often followed by

you the him me ourselves themselves himself her myself them

Word family

congratulated congratulates congratulating congratulator congratulators