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congratulate English
Meaning congratulate meaning
What does congratulate mean?
Definitions in simple English
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Synonyms congratulate synonyms
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Topics congratulate topics
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Conjugation congratulate conjugation
How do you conjugate congratulate?
congratulate · verb
Present I congratulate
Positive I congratulate
Singular
1st person I congratulate
2nd person you congratulate
3rd person he/she/it congratulates
Plural
1st person we congratulate
2nd person you congratulate
3rd person they congratulate
Negative I don't congratulate
Singular
1st person I don't congratulate I do not congratulate
2nd person you don't congratulate you do not congratulate
3rd person he/she/it doesn't congratulate he/she/it does not congratulate
Plural
1st person we don't congratulate we do not congratulate
2nd person you don't congratulate you do not congratulate
3rd person they don't congratulate they do not congratulate
Question do I congratulate?
Singular
1st person do I congratulate?
2nd person do you congratulate?
3rd person does he/she/it congratulate?
Plural
1st person do we congratulate?
2nd person do you congratulate?
3rd person do they congratulate?
Negative question don't I congratulate?
Singular
1st person don't I congratulate? do I not congratulate?
2nd person don't you congratulate? do you not congratulate?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it congratulate? does he/she/it not congratulate?
Plural
1st person don't we congratulate? do we not congratulate?
2nd person don't you congratulate? do you not congratulate?
3rd person don't they congratulate? do they not congratulate?
Past I congratulated
Positive I congratulated
Singular
1st person I congratulated
2nd person you congratulated
3rd person he/she/it congratulated
Plural
1st person we congratulated
2nd person you congratulated
3rd person they congratulated
Negative I didn't congratulate
Singular
1st person I didn't congratulate I did not congratulate
2nd person you didn't congratulate you did not congratulate
3rd person he/she/it didn't congratulate he/she/it did not congratulate
Plural
1st person we didn't congratulate we did not congratulate
2nd person you didn't congratulate you did not congratulate
3rd person they didn't congratulate they did not congratulate
Question did I congratulate?
Singular
1st person did I congratulate?
2nd person did you congratulate?
3rd person did he/she/it congratulate?
Plural
1st person did we congratulate?
2nd person did you congratulate?
3rd person did they congratulate?
Negative question didn't I congratulate?
Singular
1st person didn't I congratulate? did I not congratulate?
2nd person didn't you congratulate? did you not congratulate?
3rd person didn't he/she/it congratulate? did he/she/it not congratulate?
Plural
1st person didn't we congratulate? did we not congratulate?
2nd person didn't you congratulate? did you not congratulate?
3rd person didn't they congratulate? did they not congratulate?
Future I'll congratulate
Positive I'll congratulate
Singular
1st person I'll congratulate I will congratulate
2nd person you'll congratulate you will congratulate
3rd person he/she/it'll congratulate he/she/it will congratulate
Plural
1st person we'll congratulate we will congratulate
2nd person you'll congratulate you will congratulate
3rd person they'll congratulate they will congratulate
Negative I won't congratulate
Singular
1st person I won't congratulate I will not congratulate
2nd person you won't congratulate you will not congratulate
3rd person he/she/it won't congratulate he/she/it will not congratulate
Plural
1st person we won't congratulate we will not congratulate
2nd person you won't congratulate you will not congratulate
3rd person they won't congratulate they will not congratulate
Question will I congratulate?
Singular
1st person will I congratulate?
2nd person will you congratulate?
3rd person will he/she/it congratulate?
Plural
1st person will we congratulate?
2nd person will you congratulate?
3rd person will they congratulate?
Negative question won't I congratulate?
Singular
1st person won't I congratulate? will I not congratulate?
2nd person won't you congratulate? will you not congratulate?
3rd person won't he/she/it congratulate? will he/she/it not congratulate?
Plural
1st person won't we congratulate? will we not congratulate?
2nd person won't you congratulate? will you not congratulate?
3rd person won't they congratulate? will they not congratulate?
Conditional I'd congratulate
Positive I'd congratulate
Singular
1st person I'd congratulate I would congratulate
2nd person you'd congratulate you would congratulate
3rd person he/she/it'd congratulate he/she/it would congratulate
Plural
1st person we'd congratulate we would congratulate
2nd person you'd congratulate you would congratulate
3rd person they'd congratulate they would congratulate
Negative I wouldn't congratulate
Singular
1st person I wouldn't congratulate I would not congratulate
2nd person you wouldn't congratulate you would not congratulate
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't congratulate he/she/it would not congratulate
Plural
1st person we wouldn't congratulate we would not congratulate
2nd person you wouldn't congratulate you would not congratulate
3rd person they wouldn't congratulate they would not congratulate
Question would I congratulate?
Singular
1st person would I congratulate?
2nd person would you congratulate?
3rd person would he/she/it congratulate?
Plural
1st person would we congratulate?
2nd person would you congratulate?
3rd person would they congratulate?
Negative question wouldn't I congratulate?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I congratulate? would I not congratulate?
2nd person wouldn't you congratulate? would you not congratulate?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it congratulate? would he/she/it not congratulate?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we congratulate? would we not congratulate?
2nd person wouldn't you congratulate? would you not congratulate?
3rd person wouldn't they congratulate? would they not congratulate?
Present continuous I'm congratulating
Positive I'm congratulating
Singular
1st person I'm congratulating I am congratulating
2nd person you're congratulating you are congratulating
3rd person he/she/it's congratulating he/she/it is congratulating
Plural
1st person we're congratulating we are congratulating
2nd person you're congratulating you are congratulating
3rd person they're congratulating they are congratulating
Negative I'm not congratulating
Singular
1st person I'm not congratulating I am not congratulating
2nd person you aren't congratulating you're not congratulating you are not congratulating
3rd person he/she/it isn't congratulating he/she/it's not congratulating he/she/it is not congratulating
Plural
1st person we aren't congratulating we're not congratulating we are not congratulating
2nd person you aren't congratulating you're not congratulating you are not congratulating
3rd person they aren't congratulating they're not congratulating they are not congratulating
Question am I congratulating?
Singular
1st person am I congratulating?
2nd person are you congratulating?
3rd person is he/she/it congratulating?
Plural
1st person are we congratulating?
2nd person are you congratulating?
3rd person are they congratulating?
Negative question aren't I congratulating?
Singular
1st person aren't I congratulating? am I not congratulating?
2nd person aren't you congratulating? are you not congratulating?
3rd person isn't he/she/it congratulating? is he/she/it not congratulating?
Plural
1st person aren't we congratulating? are we not congratulating?
2nd person aren't you congratulating? are you not congratulating?
3rd person aren't they congratulating? are they not congratulating?
Past continuous I was congratulating
Positive I was congratulating
Singular
1st person I was congratulating
2nd person you were congratulating
3rd person he/she/it was congratulating
Plural
1st person we were congratulating
2nd person you were congratulating
3rd person they were congratulating
Negative I wasn't congratulating
Singular
1st person I wasn't congratulating I was not congratulating
2nd person you weren't congratulating you were not congratulating
3rd person he/she/it wasn't congratulating he/she/it was not congratulating
Plural
1st person we weren't congratulating we were not congratulating
2nd person you weren't congratulating you were not congratulating
3rd person they weren't congratulating they were not congratulating
Question was I congratulating?
Singular
1st person was I congratulating?
2nd person were you congratulating?
3rd person was he/she/it congratulating?
Plural
1st person were we congratulating?
2nd person were you congratulating?
3rd person were they congratulating?
Negative question wasn't I congratulating?
Singular
1st person wasn't I congratulating? was I not congratulating?
2nd person weren't you congratulating? were you not congratulating?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it congratulating? was he/she/it not congratulating?
Plural
1st person weren't we congratulating? were we not congratulating?
2nd person weren't you congratulating? were you not congratulating?
3rd person weren't they congratulating? were they not congratulating?
Future continuous I'll be congratulating
Positive I'll be congratulating
Singular
1st person I'll be congratulating I will be congratulating
2nd person you'll be congratulating you will be congratulating
3rd person he/she/it'll be congratulating he/she/it will be congratulating
Plural
1st person we'll be congratulating we will be congratulating
2nd person you'll be congratulating you will be congratulating
3rd person they'll be congratulating they will be congratulating
Negative I won't be congratulating
Singular
1st person I won't be congratulating I will not be congratulating
2nd person you won't be congratulating you will not be congratulating
3rd person he/she/it won't be congratulating he/she/it will not be congratulating
Plural
1st person we won't be congratulating we will not be congratulating
2nd person you won't be congratulating you will not be congratulating
3rd person they won't be congratulating they will not be congratulating
Question will I be congratulating?
Singular
1st person will I be congratulating?
2nd person will you be congratulating?
3rd person will he/she/it be congratulating?
Plural
1st person will we be congratulating?
2nd person will you be congratulating?
3rd person will they be congratulating?
Negative question won't I be congratulating?
Singular
1st person won't I be congratulating? will I not be congratulating?
2nd person won't you be congratulating? will you not be congratulating?
3rd person won't he/she/it be congratulating? will he/she/it not be congratulating?
Plural
1st person won't we be congratulating? will we not be congratulating?
2nd person won't you be congratulating? will you not be congratulating?
3rd person won't they be congratulating? will they not be congratulating?
Conditional continuous I'd be congratulating
Positive I'd be congratulating
Singular
1st person I'd be congratulating I would be congratulating
2nd person you'd be congratulating you would be congratulating
3rd person he/she/it'd be congratulating he/she/it would be congratulating
Plural
1st person we'd be congratulating we would be congratulating
2nd person you'd be congratulating you would be congratulating
3rd person they'd be congratulating they would be congratulating
Negative I wouldn't be congratulating
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be congratulating I would not be congratulating
2nd person you wouldn't be congratulating you would not be congratulating
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be congratulating he/she/it would not be congratulating
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be congratulating we would not be congratulating
2nd person you wouldn't be congratulating you would not be congratulating
3rd person they wouldn't be congratulating they would not be congratulating
Question would I be congratulating?
Singular
1st person would I be congratulating?
2nd person would you be congratulating?
3rd person would he/she/it be congratulating?
Plural
1st person would we be congratulating?
2nd person would you be congratulating?
3rd person would they be congratulating?
Negative question wouldn't I be congratulating?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be congratulating? would I not be congratulating?
2nd person wouldn't you be congratulating? would you not be congratulating?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be congratulating? would he/she/it not be congratulating?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be congratulating? would we not be congratulating?
2nd person wouldn't you be congratulating? would you not be congratulating?
3rd person wouldn't they be congratulating? would they not be congratulating?
Present perfect I've congratulated
Positive I've congratulated
Singular
1st person I've congratulated I have congratulated
2nd person you've congratulated you have congratulated
3rd person he/she/it's congratulated he/she/it has congratulated
Plural
1st person we've congratulated we have congratulated
2nd person you've congratulated you have congratulated
3rd person they've congratulated they have congratulated
Negative I haven't congratulated
Singular
1st person I haven't congratulated I have not congratulated
2nd person you haven't congratulated you have not congratulated
3rd person he/she/it hasn't congratulated he/she/it has not congratulated
Plural
1st person we haven't congratulated we have not congratulated
2nd person you haven't congratulated you have not congratulated
3rd person they haven't congratulated they have not congratulated
Question have I congratulated?
Singular
1st person have I congratulated?
2nd person have you congratulated?
3rd person has he/she/it congratulated?
Plural
1st person have we congratulated?
2nd person have you congratulated?
3rd person have they congratulated?
Negative question haven't I congratulated?
Singular
1st person haven't I congratulated? have I not congratulated?
2nd person haven't you congratulated? have you not congratulated?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it congratulated? has he/she/it not congratulated?
Plural
1st person haven't we congratulated? have we not congratulated?
2nd person haven't you congratulated? have you not congratulated?
3rd person haven't they congratulated? have they not congratulated?
Past perfect I had congratulated
Positive I had congratulated
Singular
1st person I had congratulated
2nd person you had congratulated
3rd person he/she/it had congratulated
Plural
1st person we had congratulated
2nd person you had congratulated
3rd person they had congratulated
Negative I hadn't congratulated
Singular
1st person I hadn't congratulated I had not congratulated
2nd person you hadn't congratulated you had not congratulated
3rd person he/she/it hadn't congratulated he/she/it had not congratulated
Plural
1st person we hadn't congratulated we had not congratulated
2nd person you hadn't congratulated you had not congratulated
3rd person they hadn't congratulated they had not congratulated
Question had I congratulated?
Singular
1st person had I congratulated?
2nd person had you congratulated?
3rd person had he/she/it congratulated?
Plural
1st person had we congratulated?
2nd person had you congratulated?
3rd person had they congratulated?
Negative question hadn't I congratulated?
Singular
1st person hadn't I congratulated? had I not congratulated?
2nd person hadn't you congratulated? had you not congratulated?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it congratulated? had he/she/it not congratulated?
Plural
1st person hadn't we congratulated? had we not congratulated?
2nd person hadn't you congratulated? had you not congratulated?
3rd person hadn't they congratulated? had they not congratulated?
Future perfect I'll have congratulated
Positive I'll have congratulated
Singular
1st person I'll have congratulated I will have congratulated
2nd person you'll have congratulated you will have congratulated
3rd person he/she/it'll have congratulated he/she/it will have congratulated
Plural
1st person we'll have congratulated we will have congratulated
2nd person you'll have congratulated you will have congratulated
3rd person they'll have congratulated they will have congratulated
Negative I won't have congratulated
Singular
1st person I won't have congratulated I will not have congratulated
2nd person you won't have congratulated you will not have congratulated
3rd person he/she/it won't have congratulated he/she/it will not have congratulated
Plural
1st person we won't have congratulated we will not have congratulated
2nd person you won't have congratulated you will not have congratulated
3rd person they won't have congratulated they will not have congratulated
Question +'ll I have congratulated?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have congratulated? will I have congratulated?
2nd person +'ll you have congratulated? will you have congratulated?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have congratulated? will he/she/it have congratulated?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have congratulated? will we have congratulated?
2nd person +'ll you have congratulated? will you have congratulated?
3rd person +'ll they have congratulated? will they have congratulated?
Negative question won't I have congratulated?
Singular
1st person won't I have congratulated? will I not have congratulated?
2nd person won't you have congratulated? will you not have congratulated?
3rd person won't he/she/it have congratulated? will he/she/it not have congratulated?
Plural
1st person won't we have congratulated? will we not have congratulated?
2nd person won't you have congratulated? will you not have congratulated?
3rd person won't they have congratulated? will they not have congratulated?
Conditional perfect I'd have congratulated
Positive I'd have congratulated
Singular
1st person I'd have congratulated I would have congratulated
2nd person you'd have congratulated you would have congratulated
3rd person he/she/it'd have congratulated he/she/it would have congratulated
Plural
1st person we'd have congratulated we would have congratulated
2nd person you'd have congratulated you would have congratulated
3rd person they'd have congratulated they would have congratulated
Negative I wouldn't have congratulated
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have congratulated I would not have congratulated
2nd person you wouldn't have congratulated you would not have congratulated
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have congratulated he/she/it would not have congratulated
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have congratulated we would not have congratulated
2nd person you wouldn't have congratulated you would not have congratulated
3rd person they wouldn't have congratulated they would not have congratulated
Question would I have congratulated?
Singular
1st person would I have congratulated?
2nd person would you have congratulated?
3rd person would he/she/it have congratulated?
Plural
1st person would we have congratulated?
2nd person would you have congratulated?
3rd person would they have congratulated?
Negative question wouldn't I have congratulated?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have congratulated? would I not have congratulated?
2nd person wouldn't you have congratulated? would you not have congratulated?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have congratulated? would he/she/it not have congratulated?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have congratulated? would we not have congratulated?
2nd person wouldn't you have congratulated? would you not have congratulated?
3rd person wouldn't they have congratulated? would they not have congratulated?
Imperative congratulate!
Positive
you congratulate!
we let's congratulate!
Negative
you don't congratulate!
we let's not congratulate!
Examples congratulate examples
How do I use congratulate in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I want to congratulate you on your graduation.
I congratulate you on your engagement.
Let me congratulate you on your marriage.
I congratulate you on passing the examination.
I congratulate you on your success.
I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
Don't congratulate me!
I came to congratulate you.
I wanted to be the first to congratulate you.
Let me congratulate you on your success.
I congratulate you on a job well done.
I should congratulate you.
I never got a chance to congratulate you.
I suppose I should congratulate you.
I congratulate you on the day of the programmer.
Movie subtitles
Well, I couldn't wait to congratulate you.
Prematurely, Rose Mignon's friends congratulate her on getting the great part.
Let me be the last to congratulate you, and you too.
Aren't you going to congratulate me?
I beg to congratulate you, sir!
My dear Rainsford, I congratulate you.
Allow me to congratulate you, Governor.
May I congratulate you, sir. on the amazing collection of plants you've assembled here.
I congratulate you all.
I congratulate you, monsieur.
I mean, I congratulate her on her.
I invited you to personally congratulate you on your success in treating the white plague.
May I congratulate you?
In appreciation of your great success in the fields of love and finance I wish to congratulate you on behalf of the members of the Fifth Avenue Anti-Stuffed Shirt and Flying Trapeze Club.
Allow me to congratulate you, Mrs. Hubert.
I congratulate you.
Dad, let me congratulate you. I'm proud to be your son.
I want to congratulate you, Baron.
I want to congratulate you all.
I suppose you, too, want to congratulate me. as the father of the heir to the throne of Russia.
And if you must congratulate someone, congratulate my wife!
Then perhaps you will convey to Her Highness. that I've been waiting for some time now to congratulate her. on the great historic event of providing our country with a much-needed heir to the throne.
Someone should go aboard and congratulate them.
I must congratulate you, Levasseur.
I am happy to congratulate you. All is well over, and well over.
Seeing as you're bragging about your money, I'll congratulate you.
I CONGRATULATE YOU.
Did you come to hear me congratulate you?
Ah, well let me be the first to congratulate you.
Well, Muller. I can only congratulate you.
Let me congratulate you. Your pigs have had a visit from the stock.
Congratulate me, my dear.
And I must congratulate you upon the way Maxim looks.
I congratulate you. I wish you good luck.
News and current affairs
PARIS - Global policymakers regularly congratulate themselves on having avoided the policy errors of the 1930's during the financial crisis that began in 2008.
For the past couple of years, finance ministers and central bank heads have had the luxury of using the IMF meetings to congratulate themselves on rapid global growth, regardless of how much they actually contributed to it.
When the Kyoto treaty enters into force on February 16, the global warming community will undoubtedly congratulate itself: to do good they have secured the most expensive worldwide treaty ever.
We can congratulate ourselves: better late than never!
President George W. Bush, who was the first to congratulate Sarkozy, has a new ally in Europe.
Western statesmen are right to congratulate themselves on averting an immediate major crisis.
Lugovoi, still rather diffident but with unmistakable pride, mentioned that when he is seen in public, he usually finds himself surrounded by people who want to shake his hand, congratulate him on his valor, and ask for his autograph.
Those in government and the financial sector who congratulate themselves on banks' return to profitability and mild - though hard-won - regulatory improvements should focus on what still needs to be done.
And the Fed can congratulate itself on the mostly unobserved way that the large banks have used taxpayers' money.
Europeans can congratulate themselves on being a relatively safe distance away from whatever tensions may accompany the rise of powers like India, Brazil, and, especially, China.
But while we should congratulate world leaders on their success, Paris marks the beginning, not the end, of the road.
Some Mexicans congratulate President Fox for not caving in to US pressure to cast a vote in the Security Council for war, while others argue that he should.
Fox has every right to celebrate the recent initiative announced by President Bush to assist some currently illegal immigrants to the US come out of the shadow economy, and he should congratulate himself for pressing Bush to make this effort.
After a recent martial-arts match between an American and a Russian, Putin, a judo enthusiast, stepped into the ring to congratulate the Russian victor, a member of his United Russia party.
Until a year ago, the IMF used to congratulate itself for running out of clients.