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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

self-congratulate en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English congratulate English self-congratulate From self- + congratulate.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
self-congratulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
self-congratulated Tense=Past lexicographic
self-congratulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
self-congratulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

self-congratulation

Synonyms

plume