Maana ya kamusi ya neno "hongera" ni kueleza furaha au furaha kwa mtu fulani kwa mafanikio, mafanikio au bahati nzuri. Ni kitendo cha kumsifu au kumtambua mtu kwa mafanikio yake au habari njema. Neno hilo linaweza kutumika kama kitenzi, na kitendo cha kumpongeza mtu kinarejelewa kuwa “pongezi.”
1. Influential people come one after another to congratulate me.
2. I congratulate you, my dear Harriet, with all my heart.
3. Weston, to congratulate her, and a very proper, handsome letter it was.
4. The creature cries out again, and I silently congratulate myself that the hours of practice have paid off.
5. Some of the children stood to congratulate the winner, patting her on the back.
6. He opened his mouth to congratulate her when she interrupted him.
7. Ageip landed neatly and everyone rushed to congratulate him.
8. When he finally got Cat back from the girls, more people pushed forward to congratulate them.
9. Rapunzel gave me a sly grin, and I wanted to congratulate her, but more soldiers came at us.
10. This generation inclines a little to congratulate itself on being the last of an illustrious line and in Boston and London and Paris and Rome, thinking of its long descent, it speaks of its progress in art and science and literature with satisfaction.