English verb: rejoice | |||
1. | rejoice (emotion) feel happiness or joy | ||
Synonyms | joy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | be on cloud nine, cheer, cheer up, chirk up, exult, gladden, jump for joy, walk on air | ||
2. | rejoice (communication) to express great joy | ||
Samples | Who cannot exult in Spring?. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue rejoice over the results of the experiment | ||
Synonyms | exuberate, exult, jubilate, triumph | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheer, cheer up, chirk up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | glory | ||
3. | rejoice (emotion) be ecstatic with joy | ||
Synonyms | triumph, wallow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air | ||