3. BASED ON
THEFREEDICTIONARY.COM
1. To express pleasure to (a person) on a happy occasion,
praiseworthy accomplishment, or good fortune.
2. To feel satisfaction or pride in (oneself) for an
accomplishment or good fortune.
3. To express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event).
4. To salute.
4. BASED ON MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
con·grat·u·late verb kən-ˈgra-chə-ˌlāt : To tell
(someone) that you are happy because of his or her success or
good luck
To feel pleased with (yourself)
5. BASED ON OXFORD
DICTIONARY
1. To tell that you are pleased about their success or
achievements
2. To feel pleased and proud because you have achieved sth
or been successful at sth.
6. WHEN WE USUALLY USE
CONGRATULATING EXPRESSION
In English, congratulations is usually used as a form of praise when
someone achieve something special or unusual, for example when someone:
gets engaged / gets married
gets a job promotion / gets a new job
has a new baby
passes an exam
graduates from school
wins a race or contest
When a sports team wins a tournament, you can also say ‘Congratulations!‘ to
the team.
When you want to say someone has done well on a project, taught a class
well, given a good speech, or generally done something well
7. THE EXAMPLE ( CARD, LETTER,
EMAIL )
Official receptions are held on it, and private visits paid; friends congratulate one
another, and presents are given; new clothes are put on, and the graves of relatives are
visited.
July 11, 1906 We heartily congratulate the Great Northern Railroad Company on
having brought Newark within two hours of the bracing Lincolnshire coast
Congratulate the hon.
I congratulate my own brilliance and hurray for the Internet!
But first, allow me to congratulate you
They were opposed to James II., though they had benefited by his Declaration of
Indulgence, and they were the first to congratulate the Prince of Orange on his arrival in
England.
8.
9. THE EXAMPLE (MOVIE, DIALOGUE)
Rachel : Hey, Daniel! How was the economics competition? Did you and your team go
home with the trophy?
Daniel : Thank God, we did. Fortunately we succeeded to get the first place.
Rachel : Wow that’s a good job, Dan. Congratulation on your team success!
Daniel : Thank you very much for saying so, Rachel. So, how about you and your team in
astronomy competition?
Rachel : Unfortunately, I and my team didn’t get the first place. We got the third place but I
was really happy since we had won over many other teams and gone that far.
Daniel : That’s the spirit, Rachel! I am sure you and your friend did it very well. I
congratulate you on your great success.
Rachel : Thank you very much, Daniel. We still have to learn more to be the first like your
teams did.
Daniel : Cool! Let’s fight for the next competition!