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rejoice
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re·joice  (r-jois)
v. re·joiced, re·joic·ing, re·joic·es
v.intr.
To feel joyful; be delighted: rejoiced at the news; rejoiced in her friend's good fortune.
v.tr.
To fill with joy; gladden.
Phrasal Verb:
rejoice in
To have or possess: rejoices in a keen mind.

[Middle English rejoicen, from Old French rejoir, rejoiss- : re-, re- + joir, to be joyful (from Vulgar Latin *gaudre, from Latin gaudre; see gu- in Indo-European roots).]

re·joicer n.

rejoice [rɪˈdʒɔɪs]
vb
1. (when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by in) to feel or express great joy or happiness
2. (tr) Archaic to cause to feel joy
[from Old French resjoir, from re- + joir to be glad, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice]
rejoicer  n
rejoicing  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.rejoice - feel happiness or joy
chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
gladden - become glad or happy
be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation
2.rejoicerejoice - to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
glory - rejoice proudly
chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful
3.rejoicerejoice - be ecstatic with joy                
be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation

rejoice
verb be glad, celebrate, delight, be happy, joy, triumph, glory, revel, be overjoyed, exult, jump for joy, make merry We are cold and hungry but we rejoice to have succeeded.
mourn, grieve, lament, be upset, be unhappy, be sad
Translations
rejoice [rɪˈdʒɔɪs]
A. VI
1. (= be happy) → alegrarse, regocijarse(liter) (at, about de) let us not rejoice too soonno echemos las campanas al vuelo demasiado pronto, conviene no alegrarse demasiado pronto
2. (hum, iro) he rejoices in the name of Marmadukeluce el nombre de Marmaduke
B. VTalegrar, regocijar(liter)
to rejoice thatalegrarse de que + subjun

rejoice [rɪˈdʒɔɪs] vise réjouir
to rejoice at sth → se réjouir de qch
to rejoice in sth → se réjouir de qch

rejoice
vt (liter) personerfreuen
visich freuen; (= be jubilant)jubeln; (Rel) → jauchzen; they rejoiced to see peace return to the countrysie jubilierten, dass wieder Frieden ins Land einkehrte; rejoice in the Lord!freut euch im Herrn!; he rejoices in the name of Marmaduke (hum)er erfreut sich des Namens Marmaduke

rejoice [rɪˈdʒɔɪs] vi (frm) → rallegrarsi
to rejoice in sth → godere di qc
to rejoice (at or over) → provare diletto (in)
rejoice [rɪˈdʒɔɪs] vi (frm) → rallegrarsi
to rejoice in sth → godere di qc
to rejoice (at or over) → provare diletto (in)

rejoice
v rejoice [rəˈdʒois]
to feel or show great happiness They rejoiced at the victory. verheug wees يَبْتَهِج، يَفْرَح радвам (се) radovat se glæde sig sich freuen αγαλλιάζω, πανηγυρίζω regocijarse (de) rõõmustama شادی کردن؛ مسرور شدن riemuita se réjouir de לִשמוֹחַ प्रसन्न करना या होना veseliti se, radovati se örvend(ezik) vminek bersukacita fagna gioire, esultare 喜ぶ 기뻐하다 džiaugtis, džiūgauti priecāties; līksmoties gembira zich verheugen fryde seg, juble radować się alegrar-se a se bu­cu­ra de радоваться radovať sa, tešiť sa (raz)veseliti se radovati se glädjas, fröjdas ปิติยินดี çok sevinmek 歡欣鼓舞 радувати(ся); святкувати خوش کرنا یا ہونا vui mừng
n reˈjoicing
the act of feeling or showing great joy; celebrations There was great rejoicing at the news of the victory; The rejoicings over the birth of the baby lasted well into the night. feesvreugde إبْتِهاج، فَرَح радост radování, oslava glæde die Freude,das Freudenfest πανηγυρισμός regocijo pidutsemine جشن؛ شادمانی riemu réjouissance שִׂמחָה आनन्द veselje, radovanje öröm kegembiraan fögnuður esultanza, gioia 祝賀 기쁨 džiūgavimas, linksmybės prieks; līksmība kegembiraan feestviering fryd, glede, jubel; feiring świętowanie regozijo bucurie; sărbătoare радость; празднование oslava, radovánky, veselie veselje radovanje glädje, fröjd ความปิติยินดี büyük sevinç, bayram, kutlama 歡慶 веселощі; святкування خوش کن sự vui mừng ,庆祝


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