rejoice
Meaning
- (intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
- (obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.
- (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate.
- (obsolete) To enjoy.
Synonyms
be glad
be happy
be pleased
be delighted
be joyful
make happy
exuberate
make glad
be cheerful
be exultant
be merry
be gay
be buoyant
be elate
be gratified
be very pleased
dance and jump with joy
hop and skip
leap with joy
be greatly delighted
be pleased or glad
Translations
esultare
se réjouir
regocijarse
frohlocken
χαίρομαι
genieten van
alegrar-seFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire
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