rejoice
gb/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪs/ us/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪs/
B2
Anglais
~ 4500
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
B2
state
1
Feel or express great joy
To feel very happy or to show that you are very happy.
Schéma d’usage :
to rejoice at [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'rejoice' with 'celebrate'; 'rejoice' is about the feeling, while 'celebrate' often involves an event or activity.
Synonymes
celebrate (Often refers to marking an occasion with activities, whereas 'rejoice' focuses on the feeling of joy.)
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delight (Can mean to please greatly, but not necessarily involving public expression of joy.)
Antonymes
mourn (To feel deep sadness, typically about a loss, which is the emotional opposite of rejoicing.)
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lament (To express sorrow or regret, contrasting with expressing joy.)
Collocations
rejoice at the news
|rejoice in victory
|rejoice together
|cause to rejoice
Thèmes
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- They rejoiced at the birth of their first child.
- Fans rejoiced when their team won the championship.
- We rejoiced in the beauty of the sunset.
- She rejoiced at the opportunity to travel abroad.
- The community rejoiced together after the successful fundraiser.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I rejoiced when I saw my friend again.
- They rejoiced at the good news.
- We all rejoiced after the game.
- She rejoiced in her success.
- He rejoiced when he passed the test.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
rejoice
API
GB/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪs/
US/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪs/
Syllabes et accentuation
re - joice (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (joice)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: rejoice
- 3rd Person Singular: rejoices
- Present Participle: rejoicing
- Past: rejoiced
Famille de mots
Forms
rejoices
verb
rejoicing
verb
rejoiced
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
joyless
adjective
unenjoyable
adjective
Advanced or less common
joyfulness
noun
joyously
adverb
Expressions
rejoice in
1/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪs ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
Take great joy in something
To be very happy about something and enjoy it a lot.
Exemples
- She rejoices in her children's achievements.
- He rejoices in every challenge he faces.