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exult

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪɡˈzʌlt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌlt
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 G Z AH1 L T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to express great joy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Who cannot exult in Spring?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exuberate, rejoice, triumph, jubilate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheer, cheer up, chirk up

Narrower terms: glory

3

verb

Meaning 3

feel extreme happiness or elation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: walk on air, be on cloud nine, jump for joy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rejoice, joy

Narrower terms: wallow, rejoice, triumph

History

Etymology

From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مرح (mariḥa) — rejoice
  • Bulgarian: лику́вам (likúvam) — rejoice
  • Bulgarian: тържеству́вам (tǎržestvúvam) — rejoice
  • Catalan: exultar — rejoice
  • Czech: jásat — rejoice
  • Czech: radovat se — rejoice
  • Czech: plesat — rejoice
  • Dutch: jubelen — rejoice
  • Finnish: riemuita — rejoice
  • French: exulter — rejoice
  • Friulian: gjubilâ — rejoice
  • Friulian: gjondâ — rejoice
  • German: jubeln — rejoice
  • German: jauchzen — rejoice
  • Ancient Greek: βλεμεαίνω (blemeaínō) — rejoice
  • Italian: esultare — rejoice
  • Japanese: 狂喜する (kyōki-suru) — rejoice
  • Latin: exsultō — rejoice
  • Māori: whakamanamana — rejoice
  • Māori: titihaoa — rejoice
  • Old English: āhliehhan — rejoice
  • Polish: nie posiadać się z radości — rejoice
  • Portuguese: exultar — rejoice
  • Russian: ликова́ть (likovátʹ) — rejoice
  • Russian: торжествова́ть (toržestvovátʹ) — rejoice
  • Spanish: exultar — rejoice
  • Telugu: మురియు (muriyu) — rejoice