congratulate-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: Offer praise to another or to oneself as a result of taking pride in an achievement.

Examples:
She congratulated her fellow employees.
Industry observers have congratulated Mr. Lang.
He congratulated her on her last physics paper.
He congratulates himself on making it into law school.

Mappings:
VerbNet: judgement-33
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: congratulate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4