begrudge
verb /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/
/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/
often used in negative sentencesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they begrudge | /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it begrudges | /bɪˈɡrʌdʒɪz/ /bɪˈɡrʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple begrudged | /bɪˈɡrʌdʒd/ /bɪˈɡrʌdʒd/ |
| past participle begrudged | /bɪˈɡrʌdʒd/ /bɪˈɡrʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form begrudging | /bɪˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ /bɪˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- to feel unhappy that somebody has something because you do not think that they deserve it
- begrudge somebody something You surely don't begrudge him his happiness?
- begrudge somebody doing something I don't begrudge her being so successful.
- to feel unhappy about having to do, pay or give something
- begrudge something I begrudge every second I spent trying to help him.
- begrudge doing something They begrudge paying so much money for a second-rate service.