"exult" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exult.wav Forms: exults [present, singular, third-person], exulting [participle, present], exulted [participle, past], exulted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌlt Etymology: From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sel-}}, {{uder|en|frm|exulter}} Middle French exulter, {{uder|en|la|exsultō}} Latin exsultō Head templates: {{en-verb}} exult (third-person singular simple present exults, present participle exulting, simple past and past participle exulted)
  1. (intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over). Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Happiness Derived forms: exulting Related terms: exultant, exultate, exultation Translations (rejoice): βλεμεαίνω (blemeaínō) (Ancient Greek), مرح (mariḥa) (Arabic), ликувам (likuvam) (Bulgarian), exultar (Catalan), jásat (Czech), riemuita (Finnish), exulter (French), gjubilâ (Friulian), gjondâ (Friulian), jubeln (German), jauchzen (German), esultare (Italian), 狂喜する (kyōki-suru) (alt: きょうき-する) (Japanese), exsultō (Latin), whakamanamana (Maori), titihaoa (Maori), āhliehhan [poetic] (Old English), nie posiadać się z radości [imperfective] (Polish), exultar (Portuguese), ликова́ть (likovátʹ) (Russian), торжествова́ть (toržestvovátʹ) (Russian), exultar (Spanish), మురియు (muriyu) (Telugu)

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