rejoice
11rejoice — [14] Rejoice was adapted from rejoiss , the stem form of Old French rejoir ‘be joyful’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix re and joir ‘be joyful’, which went back to Latin gaudēre ‘rejoice’, ultimate source of English joy …
12rejoice in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rejoice in : present tense I/you/we/they rejoice in he/she/it rejoices in present participle rejoicing in past tense rejoiced in past participle rejoiced in 1) rejoice in something to be very happy about… …
13rejoice — [14] Rejoice was adapted from rejoiss , the stem form of Old French rejoir ‘be joyful’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix re and joir ‘be joyful’, which went back to Latin gaudēre ‘rejoice’, ultimate source of English joy …
14rejoice — rejoiceful, adj. rejoicer, n. /ri joys /, v., rejoiced, rejoicing. v.i. 1. to be glad; take delight (often fol. by in): to rejoice in another s happiness. v.t. 2. to make joyful; gladden: a song to rejoice the heart. [1275 1325; ME rejoicen < OF… …
15rejoice — Synonyms and related words: adore, animate, appreciate, bask in, be pleased with, boost, brighten, buoy up, caper, caracole, carol, celebrate, cheer, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, dance, delight, delight in, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up,… …
16rejoice — re|joice [rıˈdʒɔıs] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rejoir, from [i]Latin gaudere to rejoice ] 1.) literary to feel or show that you are very happy rejoice at/over/in ▪ His family rejoiced at the news. ▪ We rejoiced in our good fortune …
17rejoice — UK [rɪˈdʒɔɪs] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rejoice : present tense I/you/we/they rejoice he/she/it rejoices present participle rejoicing past tense rejoiced past participle rejoiced mainly literary to feel very happy about something, or to …
18rejoice — v. (D; intr.) to rejoice at, in, over (they rejoiced at the good news) * * * [rɪ dʒɔɪs] in over (they rejoiced at the good news) (D; intr.) to rejoice at …
19rejoice — re|joice [ rı dʒɔıs ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY to feel very happy about something, or to celebrate something in a happy way re joice in phrasal verb transitive rejoice in something to be very happy about something: Montaigne seemed to… …
20rejoice — [[t]rɪʤɔ͟ɪs[/t]] rejoices, rejoicing, rejoiced 1) VERB If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour. [V in/at n] Garbo plays the Queen, rejoicing in the love she has found with Antonio... [V in/at n] A… …
