No. 11,585 in French
réjouir
"Réjouir" means "to delight" or "to make happy."
In a sentence
Les enfants se réjouissent à l'idée de partir en vacances.
The children rejoice at the idea of going on vacation.
Here, "réjouir" is used reflexively to indicate that the children are experiencing joy or happiness about the idea of the upcoming vacation.
Ce film n'a pas réussi à me réjouir.
This movie did not manage to delight me.
In this sentence, "réjouir" is used transitively to express the act of causing someone to feel joy or delight. The movie is the subject that fails to evoke this feeling in the speaker.
Jean a entrepris de réjouir ses amis avec une fête surprise.
Jean set out to delight his friends with a surprise party.
In this context, "réjouir" is employed transitively to describe Jean's action aimed at creating happiness or delight in his friends through organizing a surprise party.
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