Rejoice: meaning, definitions and examples

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rejoice

 

[ rษชหˆdส’ษ”ษชs ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

intransitive

feel or show great joy or delight

Synonyms

be delighted, be happy, celebrate

Examples of usage

  • he rejoiced when he heard the good news
  • we rejoiced at the thought of seeing her again
Context #2 | Noun

formal

the action or process of rejoicing

Synonyms

celebration, happiness, joy

Examples of usage

  • the rejoicing of the people was evident in the streets
  • there was much rejoicing at the successful outcome

Translations

Translations of the word "rejoice" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น alegrar-se

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค†เคจเค‚เคฆเคฟเคค เคนเฅ‹เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช sich freuen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bersukacita

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะฐะดั–ั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ cieszyฤ‡ siฤ™

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ–œใถ (yorokobu)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท se rรฉjouir

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ regocijarse

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sevinmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธฐ๋ปํ•˜๋‹ค (gippeohada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠูุฑุญ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ radovat se

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ radovaลฅ sa

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ–œๆ‚ฆ (xวyuรจ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ veseliti se

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gleรฐjast

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ัƒะฐะฝัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒฎแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sevinmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ regocijarse

Word origin

The word 'rejoice' originated from Middle English 'rejoisen', from Old French 'rejouir', based on Latin 're-' (expressing intensive force) + 'gaudere' (to rejoice). The sense of 'feel joy' dates back to the late 14th century.

See also: enjoy, joy, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, joylessly, joyous, overjoyed, unjoyfully.