rejoice
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to feel or express great joy or happiness
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archaic (tr) to cause to feel joy
Other Word Forms
- prerejoice verb (used without object)
- rejoiceful adjective
- rejoicer noun
- rejoicing noun
- unrejoiced adjective
Etymology
Origin of rejoice
1275–1325; Middle English rejoicen < Old French rejouiss-, long stem of rejouir, equivalent to re- re- + jouir to rejoice; joy
Example Sentences
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Benjamin Samat, a French influencer living in Dubai, took to Instagram to lash out at "those who on social media are rejoicing that the French are going through this".
From Barron's
When they're rejoicing in this kind of performance, the place shakes.
From BBC
An Iranian official in Tehran who is close to the opposition said people are rejoicing at the strikes but not openly.
Hanson called the letter "something that the nation can rejoice at".
From BBC
She paused, looking me over with her big eye, and then grumbled, “I don’t see it as something to rejoice over.”
From Literature
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