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Congratulates vs Congratulate - What's the difference?

congratulates | congratulate |

As verbs the difference between congratulates and congratulate

is that congratulates is third-person singular of congratulate while congratulate is to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.

congratulates

English

Verb

(head)
  • (congratulate)

    • congratulate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (archaic)

    Verb

    (congratulat)
  • to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

    • Derived terms

    * congratulable * congratulant * congratulating * congratulation * congratulations * congratulative * congratulator * congratulatory English reporting verbs ----

    congratulate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (archaic)

    Verb

    (congratulat)
  • to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

    • Derived terms

    * congratulable * congratulant * congratulating * congratulation * congratulations * congratulative * congratulator * congratulatory English reporting verbs ----