grat·u·late
(grăch′ə-lāt′) Archaic tr.v. grat·u·lat·ed,
grat·u·lat·ing,
grat·u·lates To congratulate.
[Latin grātulārī, grātulāt-, from grātārī, to rejoice with, from grātus, pleasing; see grateful.]
grat′u·la′tion n.
grat′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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gratulate
(ˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) vb (
tr)
1. to greet joyously
2. to congratulate
[C16: from Latin grātulārī, from grātus pleasing]
ˈgratulant adj
ˌgratuˈlation n
ˈgratulatory adj
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grat•u•late
(ˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. Archaic. to congratulate.
[1550–60; < Latin grātulātus, past participle of grātulārī to give thanks (to the gods)]
grat′u•la•to`ry, adj.
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gratulate
Past participle: gratulated
Gerund: gratulating
Imperative |
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gratulate |
gratulate |
Present |
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I gratulate |
you gratulate |
he/she/it gratulates |
we gratulate |
you gratulate |
they gratulate |
Preterite |
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I gratulated |
you gratulated |
he/she/it gratulated |
we gratulated |
you gratulated |
they gratulated |
Present Continuous |
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I am gratulating |
you are gratulating |
he/she/it is gratulating |
we are gratulating |
you are gratulating |
they are gratulating |
Present Perfect |
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I have gratulated |
you have gratulated |
he/she/it has gratulated |
we have gratulated |
you have gratulated |
they have gratulated |
Past Continuous |
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I was gratulating |
you were gratulating |
he/she/it was gratulating |
we were gratulating |
you were gratulating |
they were gratulating |
Past Perfect |
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I had gratulated |
you had gratulated |
he/she/it had gratulated |
we had gratulated |
you had gratulated |
they had gratulated |
Future |
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I will gratulate |
you will gratulate |
he/she/it will gratulate |
we will gratulate |
you will gratulate |
they will gratulate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have gratulated |
you will have gratulated |
he/she/it will have gratulated |
we will have gratulated |
you will have gratulated |
they will have gratulated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be gratulating |
you will be gratulating |
he/she/it will be gratulating |
we will be gratulating |
you will be gratulating |
they will be gratulating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been gratulating |
you have been gratulating |
he/she/it has been gratulating |
we have been gratulating |
you have been gratulating |
they have been gratulating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been gratulating |
you will have been gratulating |
he/she/it will have been gratulating |
we will have been gratulating |
you will have been gratulating |
they will have been gratulating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been gratulating |
you had been gratulating |
he/she/it had been gratulating |
we had been gratulating |
you had been gratulating |
they had been gratulating |
Conditional |
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I would gratulate |
you would gratulate |
he/she/it would gratulate |
we would gratulate |
you would gratulate |
they would gratulate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have gratulated |
you would have gratulated |
he/she/it would have gratulated |
we would have gratulated |
you would have gratulated |
they would have gratulated |
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