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[ bih-gruhj ] / bɪˈgrʌdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR begrudge ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), be·grudged, be·grudg·ing.to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award. to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education. Origin of begrudgeFirst recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle English bigrucchen. See be-, grudge synonym study for begrudge1. See envy. OTHER WORDS FROM begrudgebe·grudg·ing·ly, adverbun·be·grudged, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH begrudgebegrudge , resentWords nearby begrudgebegorra, begot, begotten, beg-pardon, begrime, begrudge, begrudgery, beg the question, beg to differ, beguile, beguiling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for begrudgeAbortion-rights advocates by no means seek to detract from LGBT movement or begrudge it victories. Why Does Spain Love Gay Marriage But Hate Abortion?|Emily Shire|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST I do not begrudge the journalist for pursuing the unvarnished truth, irrespective of political consequences. In Defense of Israel Advocacy|David Bernstein|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST No one seems to begrudge Apple executives making millions, yet those rewards at the top are just as disproportionate. More Mania in the Markets|Zachary Karabell|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST We can begrudge the new superpower, like we did in generations past with another Communist regime. China's Economic Takeover: The World's Next Superpower by 2016|Paul Kix|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Most recently, he said he did not “begrudge” Wall Streeters their big earnings because that was part of the market system. Replace Rahm|Leslie H. Gelb|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST The sage reader must not begrudge me these innocent little rhapsodies. Mirror of the Months|Peter George Patmore It matters exactly so many hundred pounds; but no one will begrudge it if he does so many hundred pounds' worth of good. Mr. Scarborough's Family|Anthony Trollope Or is it that you begrudge me the few minutes' talk we have together? The Imported Bridegroom|Abraham Cahan "A satisfaction which I would not begrudge you, citizen," said Chauvelin dryly. I begrudge him, just a little, or just a good deal; but I will tell you a secret. The Smart Set|Clyde Fitch
British Dictionary definitions for begrudge
verb (tr)to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace to envy (someone) the possession of (something) Derived forms of begrudgebegrudgingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to begrudgeenvy, stint, pinch, covet, grudge, resent, eat one's heart out |