Congratulate
Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Greet and congratulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Greet" instead a verb "Congratulate".
Greet
Greet verb - Express greetings upon meeting someone.
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Synonyms for Greet
Congratulate and greet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Greet".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hail and congratulate
- hail and greet
- recognize and congratulate
- recognize and greet
- salute and congratulate
- salute and greet
- approve and congratulate
- approve and greet
- acclaim and congratulate
- acclaim and greet
- applaud and congratulate
- applaud and greet
- compliment and congratulate
- compliment and greet
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In fact, they will often joke and congratulate their enemies while they are doing well, including killing them all, and will greet people with such sweet nothings as "I hope one day to spill your intestines on the battlefield".
- Riful is on a permanent recruitment drive and will frequently greet her opponents politely, proceed to make small talk with them, congratulate them for their efforts in their fight, and give them tips on how to make a successful strike against her, all the while asking if they want to join her.
Source: Affably Evil / Anime and Manga
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