exult

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French exulter, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzʌlt/
• Rhymes: -ʌlt

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.

Usage notes

Do not confuse exult (rejoice) (intransitive) with exalt (praise) (transitive).

Related terms

• exultant
• exultate
• exultation

Derived terms

• exulting

Translations

rejoice

• Bulgarian: ликувам (bg) (likuvam)
• Catalan: exultar (ca)
• French: exulter (fr)
• Friulian: gjubilâ, gjondâ
• German: jubeln (de), jauchzen (de)
• Italian: esultare (it)
• Japanese: 狂喜する (きょうき-する, kyōki-suru)
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• Latin: exsultō
• Maori: whakamanamana, titihaoa
• Portuguese: exultar (pt)
• Russian: ликова́ть (ru) (likovátʹ), торжествова́ть (ru) (toržestvovátʹ)
• Spanish: exultar (es)
• Telugu: మురియు (te) (muriyu)