"congrats" meaning in English

See congrats in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /kənˈɡɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congrats.wav
Rhymes: -æts
  1. (informal) Clipping of congratulations. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: congratulations Synonyms: well done Derived forms: congratz, grats Related terms: congrat Translations (congratulations): onnittelut (Finnish), おめでとう (omedetō) (Japanese), parabéns (Portuguese), grattis (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-congrats-en-intj-N0Hlkufz Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kənˈɡɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congrats.wav
Rhymes: -æts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} congrats pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Clipping of congratulations. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: congratulations
    Sense id: en-congrats-en-noun-N0Hlkufz Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kənˈɡɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congrats.wav
Rhymes: -æts Etymology: From congrat + -s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|congrat|s|nocat=1}} congrat + -s Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} congrats
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of congrat Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: congrat
    Sense id: en-congrats-en-verb-61TDjWip Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 14 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 5 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 5 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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