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(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. / (obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. / (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate.

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rejoice

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Source Word

rejoice

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/

Verb

intransitive obsolete transitive

(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. / (obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. / (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate.

Japanese Meaning

(自動詞) 非常に幸せである、歓喜する、喜びにあふれる / (古語・他動詞) 恋人または配偶者として持つ、性的な意味で楽しむ / (他動詞) （人）を幸福にする、元気づける

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When the final results were announced, the entire team could only rejoice at their unexpected victory.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

最終結果が発表されると、チーム全員は予想外の勝利にただ大喜びするしかなかった。

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(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.

Obscurity, indeed, is painful to the mind as well as to the eye ; but to bring light from obscurity, by whatever labour, must needs to be delightful and rejoicing.

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Sense（2）

(obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.

ye that are a knyghte wyueles that ye wyl not loue some mayden or gentylwoman /[…]/ but hit is noysed that ye loue quene Gueneuer / and that she hath ordeyned by enchauntement that ye shal neuer loue none other / but her / ne none other damoysel ne lady shall reioyse you

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