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noun | verb grudgegrudge1 /grʌdʒ/ noun [countable] ► hold/harbor/nurse a grudge (=continue to be angry with someone) 1a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone who has harmed you: grudge against She’s got a grudge against me.hold/harbor/nurse a grudge (=continue to be angry with someone)2a grudge fight/match a fight or competition in sports between two people who dislike each other very much noun | verb grudgegrudge2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYgrudge2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French grouchier; ➔ GROUCH1 VERB TABLEgrudge |
Present | I, you, we, they | grudge | | he, she, it | grudges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | grudged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have grudged | | he, she, it | has grudged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had grudged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will grudge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have grudged |
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Present | I | am grudging | | he, she, it | is grudging | | you, we, they | are grudging | Past | I, he, she, it | was grudging | | you, we, they | were grudging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been grudging | | he, she, it | has been grudging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been grudging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be grudging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been grudging |
1to feel a little angry that you have to do or give something SYN begrudge: I grudged the time I had to spend doing housework.2to be jealous of someone because he or she has something good or is in a good situation SYN begrudge |